Genetic immunization with glycoprotein 63 cDNA results in a helper T cell type 1 immune response and protection in a murine model of leishmaniasis

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1899-1907

  Walker, Patricia S ^a   Scharton Kersten, Tanya ^b   Rowton, Edgar D ^c   Hengge, Ulrich ^a   Bouloc, Anne ^a   Udey, Mark C ^a   Vogel, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOPROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; FREEZING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HELPER CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE; THAWING;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 0032171035     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1998.9.13-1899     Document Type: Article

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