A new model for analyzing antimicrobial peptides with biomedical applications:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam IOS 2002
Series:NATO science series v. 343
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface; Contents; Introduction to the Earthworm Immune System; Coelomocytes (Leukocytes); Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity; Other Annelid Models: Leeches; Other Invertebrate Models; Mitogenic, Lectin and Cytokine-like Activities; Activities against Parasites; Summary and Perspectives; Bibliography of Edwin L. Cooper emphasizing on earthworms (1966-2002); Author Index
This volume first presents evidence for the earthworm's immune system; the results strongly suggest that certain molecules of the earthworm's immune system may be exploited as natural antibiotics - thus the biomedical applications
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 193 pages)
ISBN:0585458561
1586032372
1601293992
9780585458564
9781586032371
9781601293992

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