The antibody response after immunization with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in splenectomized mice: The effect of re-immunization with pneumococcal antigens

APMIS

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 307-317

  Aaberge, Ingeborg S ^a   Løvik, Martinus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Mice; Polysaccharide; Splenectomy; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029902578     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1996.tb00722.x     Document Type: Article

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