alpha-Defensins

"alpha-Defensins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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DEFENSINS found in azurophilic granules of neutrophils and in the secretory granules of intestinal PANETH CELLS.

Descriptor ID	D023084
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.050.200.050 D12.644.276.087.044 D12.776.467.087.125 D12.776.543.695.054.200.050 D23.529.087.048
Concept/Terms	alpha-Defensins alpha-Defensins alpha Defensins Antimicrobial Peptides, Neutrophil Antimicrobial Peptides, Neutrophil Neutrophil Antimicrobial Peptides Peptides, Neutrophil Antimicrobial

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "alpha-Defensins".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.644.050]
Defensins [D12.644.050.200]
alpha-Defensins [D12.644.050.200.050]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
Alarmins [D12.644.276.087]
alpha-Defensins [D12.644.276.087.044]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
Alarmins [D12.776.467.087]
alpha-Defensins [D12.776.467.087.125]
Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins [D12.776.543.695]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.776.543.695.054]
Defensins [D12.776.543.695.054.200]
alpha-Defensins [D12.776.543.695.054.200.050]
Biological Factors [D23]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
Alarmins [D23.529.087]
alpha-Defensins [D23.529.087.048]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "alpha-Defensins".

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