A new model for analyzing antimicrobial peptides with biomedical applications /
[Book]
edited by Edwin L. Cooper, Alain Beschin and Martin Bilej.
Tokyo :
Ohmsha,
2002.
1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) :
illustrations
NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences,
v. 343
1566-7693 ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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.
New model for analyzing antimicrobial peptides with biomedical applications.
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Earthworms, Congresses.
Peptide antibiotics, Congresses.
Annelida-- immunology.
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides-- analysis.
Biomedical Technology.
Antibactériens.
Antibiotiques peptidiques-- Congrès.
Earthworms.
Earthworms.
Invertébrés-- Immunologie-- Congrès.
Peptide antibiotics.
Peptide antibiotics.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Invertebrates.