Defensins: Antimicrobial peptides with a broad spectrum of biological activity

NeuroImmune Biology

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2003, Pages 451-462

  Korneva, E A ^a   Kokryakov, V N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 77957031199     PISSN: 15677443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-7443(03)80058-3     Document Type: Article

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