Nucleic acid immunisation with a reporter gene results in antibody production in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Russell, P H ^a   Kanellos, T ^a   Sylvester, I D ^a   Chang, K C ^b   Howard, C R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; DNA vaccination; Fish; Genetic immunisation; gal

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 0031995792     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1997.0123     Document Type: Article

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