Investigation of immunogenic T-cell epitopes in SARS virus nucleocapsid protein and their role in the prevention and treatment of SARS infection

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue SUPP4, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Cheung, Y K ^a   Cheng, S C S ^a   Sin, F W Y ^a   Chan, K T ^a   Xie, Yong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; EPITOPE; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, CORONAVIRUS; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, VIRAL; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-A2 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SARS VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; VACCINES, DNA; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 70450016786     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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