Immune modulation by multifaceted cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptides.

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Published in Nat Chem Biol on December 01, 2013

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Ashley L Hilchie1, Kelli Wuerth, Robert E W Hancock

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1: Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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