Infectious Diseases: Antimicrobial Therapy
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Antimicrobial peptides and infectious diseases
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are genetically encoded, evolutionarily ancient defence molecule, which act as primary effectors of the innate immune system. Although their origin dates back to the 1920s, research on AMPs has gained momentum relatively recently after the discovery of the underlying mechanisms of innate immunity and their modulation by AMPs. In mammals, the source of AMPs is mainl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1069-6563
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1994.tb02757.x