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Comment
. 2002 Mar;9(2):503-4.
doi: 10.1128/cdli.9.2.503-504.2002.

Beta-defensin 2 in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) and the long-tailed macaque (M. fascicularis)

Michele Boniotto, Alessandro Tossi, Sergio Crovella
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Beta-defensin 2 in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) and the long-tailed macaque (M. fascicularis)

Michele Boniotto et al. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2002 Mar.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Amino acid sequence alignment of human β-defensin 2 (HSS BDEF2) with its homologues from M. mulatta (MMU) and M. fascicularis (MFA). Dots indicate amino acid identity. Consensus amino acids are boxed. Arrow, beginning of the active-peptide sequence.
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