Overview of Currently Approved Serological Methods with a Focus On Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoid Potency Testing

Procedia in Vaccinology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 192-199

  Keller, James E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Potency; Tetanus; Toxoid

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STORAGE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84555196668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1877282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.provac.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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