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β-defensins and the epididymis: contrasting influences of prenatal, postnatal, and adult scenarios

β-defensins are components of host defense, with antimicrobial and pleiotropic immuno-modulatory properties. Research over the last 15 years has demonstrated abundant expression of a variety of β-defensins in the postnatal epididymis of different species. A gradient of region- and cell-specific expr...

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Autores principales: Ribeiro, Camilla M, Silva, Erick JR, Hinton, Barry T, Avellar, Maria Christina W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4770510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26763543
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.168791