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Cryptidins Definition:
Antimicrobial peptides produced by Paneth cells in the intestines.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Cryptidins Notes:
Cryptdins are the defensins of mammals and belong to the alpha subfamily that are produced within the small bowel of a mouse. Cryptdins is a combination that joins the words 'crypt' and 'defensin'. In the scientific literature, formally they are known as mouse enteric alpha defensins.
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