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Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms.

Nature - 24 Jan 2002

Zasloff Michael

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Multicellular organisms live, by and large, harmoniously with microbes. The cornea of the eye of an animal is almost always free of signs of infection. The insect flourishes without lymphocytes or antibodies. A plant seed germinates successfully in the midst of soil microbes. How is this accomplished? Both animals and plants possess potent, broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides, which they use to fend off a wide...

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PMID: 11807545
DOI: 10.1038/415389a

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