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Review: Examining the Natural Role of Amphibian Antimicrobial Peptide Magainin

Host defense peptides (HDPs) are a group of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that are crucial components of the innate immune system of many different organisms. These small peptides actively kill microbes and prevent infection. Despite the presence of AMPs in the amphibian immune system, populations o...

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Autores principales: McMillan, Katelyn A. M., Coombs, Melanie R. Power
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7699765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33233580
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25225436