Lymphocyte polyclonal activation: A pitfall for vaccine design against infectious agents

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 62-67

  Reina San Martin B ^a   Cosson, A ^a   Minoprio, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FLAGELLIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN A; VACCINE;

AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINATION;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; CLONAL ANERGY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MITOGENS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VACCINES;

EID: 0034141735     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01591-4     Document Type: Review

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