Antimicrobial lipids: Role in innate immunity and potential use in prevention and treatment of infections
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Halldor Thormar*, Hilmar Hilmarsson and Gudmundur Bergsson Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Department of Immunology, Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland * Address correspondence to this author at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland; Tel: 354-525-4602; Fax: 354-525-4069; E-mail: [email protected].
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