Identification of an epitope for T-cells correlated with antibody response to hepatitis B surface antigen in vaccinated humans

Human Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-99

  Min, Wei Ping ^a   Kamikawaji, Nobuhiro ^a   Mineta, Mari ^a   Tana, Takeshi ^a   Kashiwagi, Seizaburo ^b   Sasazuki, Takehiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029998951     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(96)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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