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Cathelicidin – Its Structure, Function and the Role in Autoimmune Diseases

Medical Journal of Cell Biology
Volume 4 (2014): Issue 2 (December 2014)
By: Magdalena Polcyn-Adamczak and  Zofia I. Niemir  
Open Access
|Dec 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acb-2014-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2544-3577
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Language: English
Page range: 83 - 96
Published on: Dec 30, 2014
Published by: Foundation for Cell Biology and Molecular Biology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
cathelicidin,
structure,
function,
NETosis,
systemic lupus erythematosus
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Biochemistry

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