An anthrax lethal factor-neutralizing monoclonal antibody protects rats before and after challenge with anthrax toxin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 6547-6551

  Lim, Nam Kyu ^a   Kim, Jung Hwan ^a   Oh, Mee Sook ^a   Lee, Sangyoon ^a   Kim, Se Yeon ^a   Kim, Keun Soo ^a   Kang, Hyun Jung ^a   Hong, Hyo Jeong ^b   Inn, Kyung Soo ^a,b  

^a Aprogen Inc   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX LETHAL FACTOR; ANTHRAX TOXIN; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 5B13B1; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHRAX; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPOSURE; IMMUNIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 25444451322     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.10.6547-6551.2005     Document Type: Article

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