Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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987608
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Doc. No
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b741978
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Title & Author
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A new model for analyzing antimicrobial peptides with biomedical applications /\ edited by Edwin L. Cooper, Alain Beschin and Martin Bilej.
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Publication Statement
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Amsterdam :: IOS ;Tokyo :: Ohmsha,, 2002.
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Series Statement
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NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences,; v. 343
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) :: illustrations
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ISBN
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0585458561
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: 1586032372
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: 1601293992
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: 9780585458564
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: 9781586032371
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: 9781601293992
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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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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Abstract
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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.
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Subject
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Earthworms, Congresses.
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Subject
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Peptide antibiotics, Congresses.
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Subject
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Antibactériens.
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Subject
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Antibiotiques peptidiques-- Congrès.
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Subject
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Earthworms.
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Subject
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Invertébrés-- Immunologie-- Congrès.
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Subject
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Peptide antibiotics.
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Subject
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Invertebrates.
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Subject
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Earthworms.
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Peptide antibiotics.
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Subject
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Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides-- analysis.
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Subject
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Annelida-- immunology.
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Subject
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Biomedical Technology.
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Dewey Classification
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592.64
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LC Classification
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QP552.P4N49 2002eb
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NLM classification
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2003 O-171
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QU 68N278n 2002
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Q959. 193-532clc
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R318-532clc
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R978. 1-532clc
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Added Entry
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Beschin, Alain.
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Bilej, M.
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