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Salmonella serovar specific upregulation of porcine defensins 1 and 2 in a jejunal epithelial cell line

Description : Defensins are important antimicrobial effector peptides of the innate immune system, which provides protection against bacterial infections in the intestine. Salmonella Choleraesuis and Salmonella Typhimurium are the most commonly isolated serovars in pig, but disease outcome is dependent on the Sal...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Diergeneeskunde , Innate immunity , Antimicrobial peptide , Pig , Gut
Publisher(s) : Elsevier
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Publication Date(s) : 2009-01-01