DNA vaccination with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) generates a strong humoral immune response in BALB/c, C57BL/6, and in diabetes-prone NOD mice

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 605-609

  Wiest Ladenburger, U ^a   Fortnagel, A ^a   Richter, W ^a   Reimann, J ^a   Boehm, B O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

B Cell Epitopes; DNA Vaccination; Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase; T Cell Help

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; EPITOPE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031753329     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978942     Document Type: Article

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