학술논문

The role of antimicrobial peptides in animal defenses.
Document Type
Article
Source
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 08/01/2000, Vol. 97 Issue 16, p8856. 6p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs.
Subject
*ANTIMICROBIAL peptides
*ANIMAL defenses
Language
ISSN
0027-8424
Abstract
Investigates the role of antimicrobial peptides in animal defenses. Nature of cationic antimicrobial peptides; Mechanism of production in animals; Evidence for the role of cationic antimicrobial peptides in innate host defenses; Mechanism of action.