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UNINA9910455915303321 |
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Titolo |
A new model for analyzing antimicrobial peptides with biomedical applications [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Edwin L. Cooper, Alain Beschin, and Martin Bilej |
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Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-50542-7 |
9786610505425 |
600-00-0323-4 |
1-60129-399-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences, , 1566-7693 ; ; v. 343 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CooperEdwin L <1936-> (Edwin Lowell) |
BeschinAlain |
BilejM |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peptide antibiotics - Analysis |
Invertebrates - Immunology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on a New Model for Analyzing Antimicrobial Peptides with Biomedical Applications, 4-7 July, 2001, Prague, Czech Republic"--t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Contents; Introduction to the Earthworm Immune System; Coelomocytes (Leukocytes); Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity; Other Annelid Models: Leeches; Other Invertebrate Models; Mitogenic, Lectin and Cytokine-like Activities; Activities against Parasites; Summary and Perspectives; Bibliography of Edwin L. Cooper emphasizing on earthworms (1966-2002); Author Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume first presents evidence for the earthworm's immune system; the results strongly suggest that certain molecules of the earthworm's immune system may be exploited as natural antibiotics - thus the biomedical applications. |
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