title: Qualitative analysis of the humoral immune response to the "a" determinant of HBs antigen after inoculation with plasma-derived or recombinant vaccine.
abstract: Competitive inhibition assays using monoclonal antibodies reacting with defined sequence of the "a" determinant of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) indicate that the humoral response to plasma-derived and recombinant HBsAg vaccine is similar in quantitative and qualitative terms. Both vaccines evoke an antibody response to the RFHBs 1 epitope, which is known in animal experiments to be protective.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines