Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Peptide Action and Resistance

2003/03/01 by Michael R. Yeaman, Nannette Y. Yount · 2,974 citations
Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · #Antibiotic resistance #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial #Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities #Antimicrobial peptides #Biochemistry #Biology #Cell biology #Computational biology #Function (biology) #Immune Response and Inflammation #Microbiology #Pediatric health and respiratory diseases #Peptide

paper · doi:10.1124/pr.55.1.2

published in Pharmacological Reviews 55(1), 27-55 (American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics)

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