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Specific Lymphocyte Proliferative Response In Vitro after cDNA HBsAg Immunization

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The Immune Response to Viral Infections

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 257))

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Abstract

The protective mechanism of hepatitis B vaccination using surface antigen is the induction of neutralizing antibodies. Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) has proven to be well tolerated and effective in many clinical trials 1,2.

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  1. Istituto di Clinica Medica e Gastroenterologia, Laboratorio Centralizzato, Universita’ di Bologna, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Smith Kline & French, Milano, Italy

    A. Degrassi, E. Mariani, P. Roda, R. Miniero, M. Capelli, M. C. Honorati, A. Astaldi & A. Facchini

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  1. National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

    B. A. Askonas

  2. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    B. Moss

  3. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    G. Torrigiani

  4. Fondazione Internazionale Menarini, Florence, Italy

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Degrassi, A. et al. (1989). Specific Lymphocyte Proliferative Response In Vitro after cDNA HBsAg Immunization. In: Askonas, B.A., Moss, B., Torrigiani, G., Gorini, S. (eds) The Immune Response to Viral Infections. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5712-4_23

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