Inducible and Constitutive β-Defensins Are Differentially Expressed in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Open Access
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Vol. 9 (4) , 215-223
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00054725-200307000-00001
Abstract
Summary. Antimicrobial peptides such as defensins provide nonspecific mucosal defense against a multitude of microorganisms. Recently, it has been shown that luKeywords
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