Expression of a human cytomegalovirus gp58 antigenic domain fused to the hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid protein

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 183-192

  Tarar, Maryam R ^a   Emery, Vincent C ^a   Harrison, Tim J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

envelope glycoprotein; fusion protein; hepatitis B core antigen; human cytomegalovirus; prokaryotic expression

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RABBIT;

EID: 0030608502     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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