Preclinical safety assessment of Griffithsin-based vaginal microbicides
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.............................................................................................iv LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................vi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION......................................................1 CHAPTER 2: MOUSE SERUM ALBUMIN IS A SENSITIVE MARKER FOR EPITHELIAL DAMAGE IN A MURINE PRECLINICAL MODEL..................................................11 CHAPTER 3: IMMUNOGENICITY OF VAGINALLYAND SYSTEMICALLYADMINISTERED GRFT...................33 CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS...............48 REFERENCES...........................................................................52 CURRICULUM VITAE..................................................................60
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تاریخ انتشار 2017