Development of Immunization Strategies against Leishmaniosis based on the Leishmania Histones Pathoantigens

Procedia in Vaccinology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-103

  Carrión, Javier ^a   Folgueira, Cristina ^a   Alonso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendritic cell; DNA vaccine; Histones; Leishmania; Leishmaniosis; Pathoantigens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; DNA VACCINE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; LEISHMANIA VACCINE;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VACCINATION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 71549146250     PISSN: 1877282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.provac.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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