DNA immunization by intramuscular injection or gene gun induces specific IgG antibodies against a Schistosoma japonicum 22 kDa antigen, Sj22, when fused to the murine Ig K-chain secretory leader sequence

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-56

  Waine, G J ^a   Mazzer, D R ^a   McManus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

22 kDa tegumental membrane associated antigen; DNA immunization; Gene gun; Schistosoma japonica

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GOLD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; MICROSPHERE; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; GENE GUN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESEARCH; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SKIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; VACCINATION; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0032970245     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1999.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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