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Do β-Defensins and Other Antimicrobial Peptides Play a Role in Neuroimmune Function and Neurodegeneration?
It is widely accepted that the brain responds to mechanical trauma and development of most neurodegenerative diseases with an inflammatory sequelae that was once thought exclusive to systemic immunity. Mostly cationic peptides, such as the β-defensins, originally assigned an antimicrobial function a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Scientific World Journal
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/905785 |