Anthrax toxin as a molecular tool for stimulation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes: Disulfide-linked epitopes, multiple injections, and role of CD4+ cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 4696-4699

  Ballard, Jimmy D ^a,b   John Collier, R ^a   Starnbach, Michael N ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISULFIDE BOND; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 3543121118     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.10.4696-4699.1998     Document Type: Article

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