Host defense effector molecules in mucosal secretions
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- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (2), 151-158
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsim.2005.03.004
Abstract
Mucosal secretions contain a range of defense effector molecules including antimicrobial peptides and proteinase inhibitors. These molecules play a cKeywords
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