DNA inoculation with a plasmid vector carrying the hepatitis E virus structural protein gene induces immune response in mice

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-362

  He, Junkun ^a   Hoffman, Stephen L ^a   Hayes, Curtis G ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; hepatitis E; mouse inoculation

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031006608     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00201-6     Document Type: Article

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