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  • noun Plural form of cathelicidin.

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Examples

  • Vitamin D is critical for the production of proteins called cathelicidins, which play a major role in immunity.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • Vitamin D is critical for the production of proteins called cathelicidins, which play a major role in immunity.

    Swine flu - What can we do? Thatsnews 2009

  • These AMPs include defensins and cathelicidins that have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, including antiviral activity.

    To The Point News Syndicated 2009

  • In terms of the mechanism, Ginde and his co-workers note that the vitamin plays a defining role in the production of a type of protein called cathelicidins that are found in many cells including microphages that play a role in immunity.

    NutraIngredients RSS 2009

  • In terms of the mechanism, Ginde and his co-workers note that the vitamin plays a defining role in the production of a type of protein called cathelicidins that are found in many cells including microphages that play a role in immunity.

    NutraIngredients RSS 2009

  • These AMPs include defensins and cathelicidins that have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, including antiviral activity.

    To The Point News Syndicated 2009

  • In our study cathelicidins were identified at greater levels in M. paratuberculosis infection at 10 months PI in comparison to controls, suggesting a possible role in antimycobacterial activity.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meetu Seth et al. 2009

  • Recently, several cathelicidins have also been found from chickens and fishes.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2008

  • The secondary structure of cathelicidin-BF investigated by CD and NMR spectroscopy in the presence of the helicogenic solvent TFE is an amphipathic α-helical conformation as many other cathelicidins.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2008

  • Discovery of snake cathelicidin with atypical structural and functional characterization offers new insights on the evolution of cathelicidins.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2008

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