Immunization of the female genital tract with a DNA-based vaccine

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 322-329

  Livingston, Julie B ^a   Shan, L U ^b   Robinson, Harriet ^b   Anderson, Deborah J ^c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; GROWTH HORMONE ANTIBODY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPORTER GENE; VAGINA MUCOSA;

EID: 0031985288     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.322-329.1998     Document Type: Article

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