The overlapping roles of antimicrobial peptides and complement in recruitment and activation of tumour-associated inflammatory cells
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) represent a group of small biologically active molecules which can be produced by plants, animals, mammals and microorganisms. They are an important element of the innate immune response and thought to possess antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral potentials. Furthermore,...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00002/full |