Tissue expression and developmental regulation of chicken cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides

Tissue expression and developmental regulation of chicken cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Cathelicidins are a major family of antimicrobial peptides present in vertebrate animals with potent microbicidal and immunomodulatory activities. Four cathelicidins, namely fowlicidins 1 to 3 and cathelicidin B1, have been identified in chickens. As a first step...

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Main Authors: Achanta Mallika, Sunkara Lakshmi T, Dai Gan, Bommineni Yugendar R, Jiang Weiyu, Zhang Guolong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Antimicrobial peptides
Cathelicidins
Chickens
Development
Host defense peptides
Online Access:http://www.jasbsci.com/content/3/1/15

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