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An Alphaherpesvirus Exploits Antimicrobial β-Defensins To Initiate Respiratory Tract Infection

β-Defensins protect the respiratory tract against the myriad of microbial pathogens entering the airways with each breath. However, this potentially hostile environment is known to serve as a portal of entry for herpesviruses. The lack of suitable respiratory model systems has precluded understandin...

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Autores principales: Van Cleemput, Jolien, Poelaert, Katrien C. K., Laval, Kathlyn, Vanderheijden, Nathalie, Dhaenens, Maarten, Daled, Simon, Boyen, Filip, Pasmans, Frank, Nauwynck, Hans J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31996426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01676-19

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