title: Antimicrobial peptides as effector molecules of mammalian host defense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. bevinsc@ccf.org
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bevins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023082:Defensins / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics*; D008322:Mammals; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D023082:Defensins; D010446:Peptide Fragments