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| Pérez,O.; Batista-Duharte,A.; González,E.; Zayas,C.; Balboa,J.; Cuello,M.; Cabrera,O.; Lastre,M.; Schijns,V.E.J.C.. |
| Adjuvants have been considered for a long time to be an accessory and empirical component of vaccine formulations. However, accumulating evidence of their crucial role in initiating and directing the immune response has increased our awareness of the importance of adjuvant research in the past decade. Nevertheless, the importance of adjuvants still is not fully realized by many researchers working in the vaccine field, who are involved mostly in the search for better target antigens. The choice of a proper adjuvant can be determinant for obtaining the best results for a given vaccine candidate, but it is restricted due to intellectual property and know-how issues. Consequently, in most cases the selected adjuvant continues to be the aluminum salt, which... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Human vaccines; Adjuvants; Finlay adjuvants; AFPL1; AFCo1. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000800001 |
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