Meaning of cryptdin | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of a group of mouse enteric defensins

Examples

“Of note, this increase in adherent bacteria coincides with an increased expression of antimicrobial peptides or defence molecules by the host epithelium in BG-exposed malnourished mice, as matrix metalloproteinase 7 is significantly elevated, along with resistin-like molecule-β, and trends to higher expression of REG3-γ and cryptdin ( Supplementary Fig.”

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