"alpha-Defensins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
DEFENSINS found in azurophilic granules of neutrophils and in the secretory granules of intestinal PANETH CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D023084
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.050.200.050 D12.776.543.695.054.200.050
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Defensins" by people in Profiles.
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Amanatullah DF, Cheng RZ, Huddleston Iii JI, Maloney WJ, Finlay AK, Kappagoda S, Suh GA, Goodman SB. The routine use of synovial alpha-defensin is not necessary. Bone Joint J. 2020 May; 102-B(5):593-599.
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Kumar NP, Moideen K, Viswanathan V, Sivakumar S, Menon PA, Kornfeld H, Babu S. Heightened circulating levels of antimicrobial peptides in tuberculosis-Diabetes co-morbidity and reversal upon treatment. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0184753.