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Comment
. 2002 Mar 19;99(6):3357-8.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.072073199.

Epithelia: not just physical barriers

Tomas Ganz  1
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Epithelia: not just physical barriers

Tomas Ganz. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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A microscopic focus of infection is surrounded by epithelial cells that produce an antimicrobial peptide. A biopsy of human epidermis was stained by the immunoperoxidase method with Ab to human β-defensin-2 (HBD-2). Areas of HBD-2 accumulation are brown, and the tissue counterstain is blue. The image is courtesy of Lide Liu (Univ. of California, Los Angeles).
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