Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from fish epidermis: Perspectives for investigative dermatology

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1140-1149

  Rakers, Sebastian ^a   Niklasson, Lars ^b   Steinhagen, Dieter ^c   Kruse, Charli ^a   Schauber, Jürgen ^d   Sundell, Kristina ^b   Paus, Ralf ^e,f  

^a Fraunhofer Institute for Marine Biotechnology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN; DEFENSIN; EPINECIDIN 1; HEPCIDIN; ONCORHYNCIN II; ONCORHYNCIN III; PISCIDIN; PLEUROCIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 84876683128     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.503     Document Type: Article

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