Epitope context and reshaping of activated T helper cell repertoire

Human Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-193

  De Berardinis, Piergiuseppe ^a   Guardiola, John ^b   Manca, Fabrizio ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGENICITY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CLONE CELLS; EPITOPES; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VACCINES;

EID: 0030820382     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(97)00075-X     Document Type: Review

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