Effects of magainins and cecropins on the sporogonic development of malaria parasites in mosquitoes.

Magainins and cecropins are families of peptides with broad antimicrobial and antiparasitic activities derived respectively from the skin of frogs or from giant silk moths. In insects, cecropins function as part of an inducible immune system against a number of bacterial infections. When injected in...

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Published in:	Infect Immun
Main Authors:	Gwadz, R W, Kaslow, D, Lee, J Y, Maloy, W L, Zasloff, M, Miller, L H
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1989
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC313504/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2759705/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.57.9.2628-2633.1989
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