A comprehensive summary of LL-37, the factotum human cathelicidin peptide

Cellular Immunology - Tập 280 Số 1 - Trang 22-35 - 2012
Dieter Vandamme1, Bart Landuyt2, Walter Luyten3, Liliane Schoofs2
1KU Leuven, Department of Biology, Division of Neurobiology and Animal Physiology, Leuven, Belgium.
2KU Leuven, Department of Biology, Division of Neurobiology and Animal Physiology, Naamsestraat 59, Bus 2469, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
3KU Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Naamsestraat 59, Bus 2469, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

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