Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 15 - Innate Immunity - Questions For Review - Matching - 1 - Page 470: 15

Answer

A

Work Step by Step

Antimicrobial peptides are a part of the body’s first line of defense. Antimicrobial peptides are a chain of about 20 to 50 amino acids that act against microorganisms. They are a defensin.
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