title: Host defense peptides: roles and applications.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tossi
mesh_terms: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002470:Cell Survival; D030562:Databases, Protein; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides