Chemicals and Drugs

Dermcidins

47-amino acid peptides secreted by ECCRINE GLANDS and having a role in innate cutaneous defense, being antimicrobial to some pathogenic BACTERIA. They are overexpressed by some primary BREAST CANCER cells. They are derived from 110 residue PROTEIN PRECURSORS.

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47-amino acid peptides secreted by ECCRINE GLANDS and having a role in innate cutaneous defense, being antimicrobial to some pathogenic BACTERIA. They are overexpressed by some primary BREAST CANCER cells. They are derived from 110 residue PROTEIN PRECURSORS.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2008

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  1. D12.644w.050.400
  2. D12.644w.066w.500.400
  3. D12.776w.543w.695w.054.400

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Dermcidins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054805
  2. Dermcidins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24780107