Intracellular retention of hepatitis B virus surface proteins reduces interleukin-2 augmentation after genetic immunizations

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 4284-4292

  Geissler, Michael ^a   Bruss, Volker ^b   Michalak, Sabine ^a   Hockenjos, Birgit ^a   Ortmann, Dörte ^a   Offensperger, Wolf B ^a   Wands, Jack R ^c   Blum, Hubert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032943091     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4284-4292.1999     Document Type: Article

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