Evaluation of some selected vaccines and other biological products irradiated by gamma rays, electron beams and X-rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 3-6, 2002, Pages 709-711

  May, J C ^a   Rey, L ^b   Lee, Chi Jen ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

60Co gamma irradiation; Electron beams; Irradiated vaccines; X ray

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; X RAYS;

MOLECULAR SIZING;

VACCINES;

COBALT 60; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TYPHOID VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTRON BEAM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY;

EID: 0036118544     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00565-5     Document Type: Article

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