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Multicellular organismAntimicrobialBiologyProtozoaBroad spectrumAntimicrobial peptidesBacteriaAntibioticsMicrobiologyMicroorganismChemistryBiochemistry
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- 2002
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- Volume
- 415
- Issue
- 6870
- Pages
- 389-395
- Citations
- 8212
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Michael Zasloff
(2002).
Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms.
Nature
, 415
(6870)
, 389-395.
https://doi.org/10.1038/415389a
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- 10.1038/415389a