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Antiviral properties of lactoferrin--a natural immunity molecule

Antiviral properties of lactoferrin--a natural immunity molecule

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Antiviral properties of lactoferrin--a natural immunity molecule

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Antiviral properties of lactoferrin--a natural immunity molecule

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Switzerland: MDPI AG

Journal title

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2011-08, Vol.16 (8), p.6992-7018

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English

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Switzerland: MDPI AG

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Contents

Lactoferrin, a multifunctional iron binding glycoprotein, plays an important role in immune regulation and defence mechanisms against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Lactoferrin's iron withholding ability is related to inhibition of microbial growth as well as to modulation of motility, aggregation and biofilm formation of pathogenic bacteria. Indepen...

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Antiviral properties of lactoferrin--a natural immunity molecule

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b7316cc7c7344b978193045289a85049

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b7316cc7c7344b978193045289a85049

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1420-3049

E-ISSN

1420-3049

DOI

10.3390/molecules16086992

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