Oral tolerance to soluble protein antigens in humans

In this thesis, a protocol to demonstrate oral tolerance is described. Keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH), a neo-antigen, was used to demonstrate low dose tolerance. A control group was immunised with KLH and the subsequent immune response was assessed by delayed type hypersensitivity responses, <i...

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Main Author: Boulton-Jones, John Robert
Published: University of Edinburgh 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.641811