Localization of protective epitopes of the amino terminus of type 5 streptococcal M protein

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 1191-1202

  Dale, James B ^a   Beachey, Edwin H ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS M PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; PEPTIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022465627     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.163.5.1191     Document Type: Article

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