Molecular mimicry between the rabies virus glycoprotein and human immunodeficiency virus-1 GP120: Cross-reacting antibodies induced by rabies vaccination

Blood

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3623-3628

  Bracci, Luisa ^a   Ballas, Samir K ^b   Spreafico, Adriano ^b   Neri, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; DETERGENT; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030822348     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v90.9.3623     Document Type: Article

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