Sequence and specificity of two antibacterial proteins involved in insect immunity

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BiologyImmune systemLytic cycleBacteriaHemolymphMicrobiologyHumoral immunityEscherichia coliAntibodyCellular immunityAntibacterial activityInsectCecropinAntimicrobial peptidesImmunologyBiochemistryGeneticsBotanyGeneVirus

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Year: 1981
Type: article
Volume: 292
Issue: 5820
Pages: 246-248
Citations: 1412
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                                    H. Steiner, 
                                
                                    Dan Hultmark, 
                                
                                    Åke Engström
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1981). 
                            Sequence and specificity of two antibacterial proteins involved in insect immunity. 
                            Nature
                            , 292
                            (5820)
                            , 246-248.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/292246a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/292246a0