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Tetanus toxoid purification: A case study

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Tangential flow filtration in tetanus vaccine production may serve as a model for other vaccine production systems.

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  1. Mary Dalva Caparroz Vancetto: Principal Investigator. Please address all queries to Mary Dalva Caparroz Vancetto, Anaerobic Vaccines Section, Instituto Butantan, Caixa Postal, 65 - CEP 05503-900, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil.

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  1. Anaerobic Vaccines Section Institute Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil

    Jose Marcos de Oliveira, Sally Mutter Affonso Prado & Fernando Fratelli

  2. Technological Development and Production Division, Institute Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil

    Hisako Gondo Higash

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Vancetto, M., de Oliveira, J., Prado, S. et al. Tetanus toxoid purification: A case study. Nat Biotechnol 15, 807–808 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0897-807

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