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Antimicrobial proteins and polypeptides in pulmonary innate defence

Inspired air contains a myriad of potential pathogens, pollutants and inflammatory stimuli. In the normal lung, these pathogens are rarely problematic. This is because the epithelial lining fluid in the lung is rich in many innate immunity proteins and peptides that provide a powerful anti-microbial...

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Autores principales: Rogan, Mark P, Geraghty, Patrick, Greene, Catherine M, O'Neill, Shane J, Taggart, Clifford C, McElvaney, Noel G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1386663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16503962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-29