Serum concentrations of antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin LL-37 in patients with bacterial lung infections
Nowadays, data indicate that antimicrobial peptides play an important role in immunological defense. Human cathelicidin LL-37 possesses a broad spectrum of antimicrobial properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and is thereby an important component of defense mechanisms within th...
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| Main Authors: | Karol Majewski, Elżbieta Kozłowska, Paulina Żelechowska, Ewa Brzezińska-Błaszczyk |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Central European Journal of Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Serum-concentrations-of-antimicrobial-peptide-cathelicidin-LL-37-in-patients-with-bacterial-lung-infections,10,34698,1,1.html |
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