Immunogenicity of the whole antigen and glycoprotein I of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and the VZV skin test antigen

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-123

  Kawano, Shoji ^a   Terada, Kihei ^a   Hiraga, Yumiko ^a   Morita, Tetsuro ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein I; Immunogenicity; Skin test antigen; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; SKIN TESTS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0029912325     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03452.x     Document Type: Article

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