DNA-based immunization against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in normal and HBsAg-transgenic mice

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 849-852

  Davis, Heather L ^a,b,e   Brazolot Millan, Cynthia L ^a   Mancini, Maryline ^c   McCluskie, Michael J ^a   Hadchouel, Michelle ^d   Comanita, Lacrimioara ^a   Tiollais, Pierre ^c   Whalen, Robert G ^c   Michel, Marie Louise ^c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Antibody; Chimpanzee; Cytotoxic T cells; DNA vaccine; HBV chronic carrier; Hepatitis B; Mouse; Non response

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CHIMPANZEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, TRANSGENIC; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0343742664     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(96)00267-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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