Antimicrobial Peptides from Fish

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are found widely distributed through Nature, and participate in the innate host defense of each species. Fish are a great source of these peptides, as they express all of the major classes of AMPs, including defensins, cathelicidins, hepcidins, histone-derived peptide...

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Main Authors: Jorge A. Masso-Silva, Gill Diamond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/7/3/265