Immunogenicity test of tetanus component in adsorbed vaccines by toxin binding inhibition test

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 909-913

  Souza Matos, Denise Cristina ^a   Marcovistz, Rugimar ^a,b   Cabello, Pedro Hernan ^b   Georgini, Ricardo Amaral ^a   Sakauchi, Dirce ^a   Leite Da Silva, Luciana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diphtheria tetanus vaccine; Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine; Quality control; Seroneutralization; Tetanus; Toxin binding inhibition test

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; QUALITY CONTROL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; TETANUS ANTITOXIN; TETANUS TOXIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 0036728293     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762002000600030     Document Type: Article

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