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AMPed Up immunity: how antimicrobial peptides have multiple roles in immune defense

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widely expressed and rapidly induced at epithelial surfaces to repel assault from diverse infectious agents including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Much information suggests that AMPs act by mechanisms that extend beyond their capacity to serve as gene-enc...

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Main Authors: Lai, Yuping, Gallo, Richard L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2765035/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19217824
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2008.12.003
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