The γ-irradiated influenza vaccine and the prospect of producing safe vaccines in general

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-104

  Alsharifi, Mohammed ^a   Müllbacher, Arno ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA IRRADIATED INFLUENZA VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE; TRIPLE VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ANTIGENICITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PATHOGENESIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALLPOX; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UTERUS CARCINOMA; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG TOXICITY; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; VACCINES, INACTIVATED; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77149179377     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.2009.81     Document Type: Letter

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