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Antibacterial and Antifungal Peptides Derived from Chromogranins and Proenkephalin-A

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Chromogranins

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Metz-Boutigue, MH., Lugardon, K., Goumon, Y., Raffner, R., Strub, JM., Aunis, D. (2002). Antibacterial and Antifungal Peptides Derived from Chromogranins and Proenkephalin-A. In: Helle, K.B., Aunis, D. (eds) Chromogranins. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 482. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46837-9_24

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