Chemokines Meet Defensins: the Merging Concepts of Chemoattractants and Antimicrobial Peptides in Host Defense
Year: 2002
Type: review
Abstract: The capacity of the immune system to respond appropriately and eradicate microbial infections depends on the production of peptide and small protein mediators with diverse structures and functions, many of which are induced by contact with pathogens or inflammatory stimuli. Based on their activities
Source: Infection and Immunity
Authors: Manuela Dürr, Andreas Peschel
Institution: University of Tübingen
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2118178754