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Keywords

Antimicrobial peptidesBiochemistryLactoferrinDefensinBiologyEosinophil cationic proteinMicrobiologyPeptideChemistryEosinophilImmunology

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University of British Columbia CA

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Year: 1995
Type: review
Volume: 37
Pages: 135-175
Citations: 260
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                                    Robert E. W. Hancock, 
                                
                                    Timothy J. Falla, 
                                
                                    Melissa H. Brown
                                
                            (1995). 
                            Cationic Bactericidal Peptides. 
                            Advances in microbial physiology/Advances in Microbial Physiology
                            , 37
                            
                            , 135-175.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2911(08)60145-9

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DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2911(08)60145-9