Analysis of the human Ig isotype response to lactoferrin binding protein A from Neisseria meningitidis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-354

  Johnson, Alison S ^a   Gorringe, Andrew R ^b   Mackinnon, Fiona G ^b   Fox, Andrew J ^a   Borrow, Ray ^a   Robinson, Andrew ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immune response; Lactoferrin binding protein; Meningococcal vaccine; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

HUMORAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; LACTOFERRIN; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; LACTOFERRIN; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 0032789880     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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