Human Defensins: Potential Tools for Clinical Applications
As components of the innate immune system, antimicrobial peptides in the form of human defensins play an important role in host defense by serving as the epithelial layer’s biochemical barrier against local infections. Recent studies have shown these molecules to have far more additional cellular fu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Polymers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/4/1/691/ |