Immunoprophylaxis against Mycobacterium leprae infection with subunit vaccines

Leprosy Review

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Britton, W J ^a   Martin, E ^a   Kamath, A T ^a   Neupane, K D ^a   Roche, P W ^a  

^a CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; DNA ML35 VACCINE; DNA NEG VACCINE; DNA VACCINE; LEPROSY VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0034494462     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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