Alternative sources of fibrinolytic, anticoagulative, antimicrobial and anticancer molecules

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-244

  Cooper, Edwin L ^a   Hrzenjak, T M ^b   Grdisa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anticancer molecules; Anticoagulative; Antimicrobial; Earthworms; Fibriolytic

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; G 90; GLYCOLIPOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR; LOMBRICINE; LUMBROKINASE; PEPTIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SOMATOMEDIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; MITOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 8344247667     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200401700303     Document Type: Review

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