Antimicrobial peptides from fish

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-310

  Masso Silva, Jorge A ^a   Diamond, Gill ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathelicidin; Defensin; Hepcidin; Piscidin; Pleurocidin

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; HEPCIDIN; HISTONE DERIVED PEPTIDE; PISCIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUACULTURE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84896348852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph7030265     Document Type: Review

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