Characterization of a recombinant plant monoclonal secretory antibody and preventive immunotherapy in humans

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 601-606

  Ma, Julian K C ^c   Hikmat, Ban Y ^c   Wycoff, Keith ^a   Vine, Nicholas D ^c   Chargelegue, Daniel ^c   Yu, Lloyd ^a   Hein, Mich B ^b   Lehner, Thomas ^c  

^a Planet Biotechnology   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; GLUCONIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY STRUCTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0031835622     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0598-601     Document Type: Article

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