DNA-based immunization with chimeric vectors for the induction of immune responses against the hepatitis C virus nucleocapsid

Journal of Virology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 5798-5805

  Major, Marian E ^a   Vitvitski, Ludmila ^a   Mink, Michael A ^b   Schleef, Martin ^c   Whalen, Robert G ^c   Trépo, Christian ^a   Inchauspé, Geneviève ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

EID: 0029084640     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.9.5798-5805.1995     Document Type: Article

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