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Research Paper

IL-12 DNA as molecular vaccine adjuvant increases the cytotoxic T cell responses and breadth of humoral immune responses in SIV DNA vaccinated macaques

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Pages 1620-1629 | Received 18 May 2012, Accepted 08 Jul 2012, Published online: 16 Aug 2012

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