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The zebrafish embryo as a tool for screening and characterizing pleurocidin host-defense peptides as anti-cancer agents

The emergence of multidrug-resistant cancers and the lack of targeted therapies for many cancers underscore an unmet need for new therapeutics with novel modes of action towards cancer cells. Host-defense peptides often exhibit selective cytotoxicity towards cancer cells and show potential as anti-c...

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Autores principales: Morash, Michael G., Douglas, Susan E., Robotham, Anna, Ridley, Christina M., Gallant, Jeffrey W., Soanes, Kelly H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Limited 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21729875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.007310