Vaccine Adjuvants: from 1920 to 2015 and Beyond

The concept of stimulating the body’s immune response is the basis underlying vaccination. Vaccines act by initiating the innate immune response and activating antigen presenting cells (APCs), thereby inducing a protective adaptive immune response to a pathogen antigen. Adjuvants are substances adde...

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Main Authors: Alberta Di Pasquale, Scott Preiss, Fernanda Tavares Da Silva, Nathalie Garçon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/3/2/320