PR-39, a proline-rich peptide antibiotic from pig, and FALL-39, a tentative human counterpart.

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Published in Vet Immunol Immunopathol on November 01, 1996

Authors

B Agerberth1, H Gunne, J Odeberg, P Kogner, H G Boman, G H Gudmundsson

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1: Department of Microbiology, Stockholm University, Sweden. Birgitta.Agerberth@mibi.su.se

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