Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a targeted fusion DNA construct against dental caries

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 422-431

  Xu, Qing An ^a   Yu, Fei ^a   Fan, Mingwen ^a   Bian, Zhuan ^a   Guo, Jihua ^a   Jia, Rong ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Peng, Bin ^a   Fan, Bing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antigen presenting cells; Dental caries; DNA Vaccines; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; DNA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PLASMID; RAT; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; BACTERIOCIN PLASMIDS; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCONJUGATES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 23944482677     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086851     Document Type: Article

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