Immunoblot analysis of natural and vaccine-induced IgG responses to rubella virus proteins expressed in insect cells

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-131

  Nedeljkovic, Jasminka ^a   Jovanovic, Tanja ^b   Mladjenovic, Srecko ^a   Hedman, Klaus ^c   Peitsaro, Nina ^d   Oker Blom, Christian ^d  

^a Torlak Institute   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Congenital infection, MMR vaccination; Immunoblot analysis; Insect cells; Recombinant proteins; RV

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RUBELLA VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; INSECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033213016     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(99)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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