DNA vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Han, Duk Jae ^a   Weiner, David B ^b   Sin, Jeong Im ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; DNA vaccines; Infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; DNA VACCINE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA IMMUNIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTROPORATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76749098014     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2010.18.1.001     Document Type: Review

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