Antimicrobial Peptides as Mediators of Innate Immunity in Teleosts
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified throughout the metazoa suggesting their evolutionarily conserved nature and their presence in teleosts is no exception. AMPs are short (18–46 amino acids), usually cationic, amphipathic peptides. While AMPs are diverse in amino acid sequence, with n...
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/4/4/607 |