A New Model for Analyzing Antimicrobial Peptides with Biomedical Applications

by E.L. Cooper (Editor), Edwin L. Cooper, Martin Bilej

Using the earthworm as their window into comparative immunology, the authors of these 18 papers sought to shed new light on the potential biomedical applications and characterization of annelid worm antimicrobial lytic factors. Presented by Cooper (Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, Philip Geffen School of Medicine, U. of California), Beschin (immunology, parasitology, and ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Belgium), and Bilej (immunology and gnotobiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic), the papers examine the mechanisms of lytic and antimicrobial activities, identify target molecules, explore long range potential applications of the molecules, and compare findings with data on similar molecules in other invertebrate species. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002