Induction of synthesis of an antimicrobial peptide in the skin of the freeze‐tolerant frog, Rana sylvatica, in response to environmental stimuli
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- 20 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 483 (2-3) , 135-138
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02102-5
Abstract
An extract of skin taken from specimens of the freeze‐tolerant wood frog, Rana sylvatica, that were collected from cold (<7°C) ponds and maintained at 5°C lacked detectable antimicrobial activity. In...Keywords
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