The mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides: Lipid vesicles vs. bacteria

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Melo, Manuel N ^a   Castanho, Miguel A R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 84874199480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00236     Document Type: Article

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