Publications by authors named "Eva Edilia Avila"
Objective: The aim of this review is to examine the multiple activities of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in vertebrates.
Content: The largest AMP families are the cathelicidins and defensins, but several peptides derived from bigger proteins have also been reported. Cathelicidins are characterized by a conserved Nterminal pro-region and a variable region that encodes the C-terminal mature peptide.