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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-04-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/3/2/320 |