Term Name: antimicrobial peptide secretion
Synonyms:
Definition: The regulated release of an antimicrobial peptide from a cell or a tissue. Such peptides may have protective properties against bacteria, fungi, viruses, or protozoa.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002776]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: antimicrobial peptide production
is a type of: peptide secretion
has subtype: antibacterial peptide secretion antifungal peptide secretion
inverse capable_of: keratinocyte
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of antimicrobial peptide secretion
positively regulated by: positive regulation of antimicrobial peptide secretion
regulated by: regulation of antimicrobial peptide secretion