Antigenicity and immunogenicity in HIV-1 antibody-based vaccine design

Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research

Volumn 3, Issue SPL ISSUE8, 2012, Pages

  Kong, Leopold ^a,b   Sattentau, Quentin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84866513274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.S8-003     Document Type: Review

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