Primate defensins
Primate defensins
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Primate defensins
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2004-09, Vol.2 (9), p.727-738
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Endogenous antimicrobial peptide molecules of less than 100 amino acids are an important component of innate immunity. The type and number of antimicrobial peptides varies from species to species. In humans and other primates, defensins (cationic antimicrobial peptides that are rich in cysteine residues) contribute to host defence aga...
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Primate defensins
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66884162
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66884162
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1740-1526
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1740-1534
DOI
10.1038/nrmicro976
