Induction of antibodies against human prion proteins (PrP) by DNA-mediated immunization of PrP(0/0) mice

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-118

  Krasemann, Susanne ^a   Groschup, Martin ^b   Hunsmann, Gerhard ^a   Bodemer, Walter ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA mediated immunization; human prion protein; monospecific antiserum

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DNA; GENES; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PRIONS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030589822     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00165-2     Document Type: Article

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