Schistosoma japonicum: The design and experimental evaluation of a multivalent DNA vaccine

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-460

  Li, Chunyan ^a,c   Yu, Longjiang ^a   Liu, Zhi ^a   Zhu, Lu ^a   Hu, Yuan ^b   Zhu, Min ^a   Zhu, Xiaohua ^b   Shi, Youen ^b   Meng, Sijin ^a,c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c WUHAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; Protective efficacy; Schistosoma japonicum; Sj23; SjFABP

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLASMID DNA; PVIVO2SJFABP 23 VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA IMMUNIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPLEEN CELL; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 34248219818     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: 16891392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11658-006-0036-0     Document Type: Article

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