Recent advances in toxoplasma gondii immunotherapeutics

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 581-593

  Lim, Sherene Swee Yin ^a   Othman, Rofina Yasmin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Immunotherapeutics; Passive immunization; Toxoplasma gondii; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; EPITOPE; GRA7 NANOPARTICLE; LIVE VACCINE; SURFACE ANTIGEN GLYCOPROTEIN 1 VACCINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR; PROTOZOAL VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA IMMUNIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VACCINATION; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; TOXOPLASMA; TRENDS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

DRUG DISCOVERY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84919708683     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.6.581     Document Type: Review

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