<i>In utero</i> oral DNA immunization : induction of specific immunity in the second trimester ovine fetus
Vaccination has proven a cost-effective method of managing infectious diseases, but attempts to develop an effective fetal vaccine have proven difficult due to the immaturity of the immune system and the propensity of the developing immune system to induce tolerance to immunizing antigens. This thes...
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University of Saskatchewan
2008
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-01212008-142035/ |