Defending the cornea with antibacterial fragments of keratin

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3471-3473

  Zasloff, Michael ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 6A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATITIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84867182317     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI65380     Document Type: Note

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