Characterization of the Bovine Cathelicidin Gene Family

Cathelicidins (CATHLs) are small, cationic antimicrobial peptides that establish an early innate immune defense against infections in mammals. Beyond their wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity, these peptides play important roles in wound repair, chemotactic activity, and apoptosis. Thus, compr...

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Main Author: Flores, Erin Gillenwaters
Other Authors: Womack, James E.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-08-9812