About The Medical Condition Defensins

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Defensins

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Defensins Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Defensins?

Family of antimicrobial peptides that have been identified in humans, animals, and plants. They are thought to play a role in host defenses against infections, inflammation, wound repair, and acquired immunity. Based on the disulfide pairing of their characteristic six cysteine residues, they are divided into ALPHA-DEFENSINS and BETA-DEFENSINS.

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