Induction of neutralizing antibodies against Tityus serrulatus scorpion toxins by immunization with a mixture of defined synthetic epitopes

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-95

  Alvarenga, L M ^a   Diniz, C R ^a   Granier, C ^b   Chavez Olortegui C ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SCORPION VENOM; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TECHNIQUE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PEPTIDES; RABBITS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; VACCINATION;

ANDROCTONUS; CENTRUROIDES SCULPTURATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCORPIONES; TITYUS BAHIENSIS; TITYUS CAMBRIDGEI; TITYUS SERRULATUS; TITYUS STIGMURUS;

EID: 0036027994     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(01)00197-0     Document Type: Article

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