Virus-like particles as efficient delivery platform to induce a potent immune response

Innovation in Vaccinology: From Design, Through to Delivery and Testing

Volumn 9789400745438, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-122

  Rebeaud, Fabien ^a   Bachmann, Martin ^b  

^a CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Humoral immunity; Infectious disease; Vaccine delivery; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932119807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4543-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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