The role of defensins in controlling Salmonella infection in chickens
Defensins are a family of cysteine-rich vertebrate antimicrobial peptides which can be divided into two main families, a-defensins, found only in mammals, and {J-defensins, identified in all vertebrate species. In chickens, only {J-defensins have been reported, ana are now named avian {J-defensins (...
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University of Leeds
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485212 |