New generation of cell culture assay for smallpox vaccine potency

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3687-3689

  Leparc Goffart, Isabelle ^a   Poirier, Bertrand ^a   El Zaouk, Annie ^a   Tissier, Marie Hélène ^a   Fuchs, Florence ^a  

^a AFSSAPS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG POTENCY; FERTILIZATION; HEN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; FREEZE DRYING; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 0042524292     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3687-3689.2003     Document Type: Article

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