Table 1: The immunization groups, immunogens, routes, doses, and numbers of animals per group used in the study are included. The immunizations were carried out 10 times every 2 weeks
| Group |
Experimental unit a |
Immunogen | Route |
Dose (μl) |
No. of mice |
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| 1 | HBsAg-tg | PBS | IN | 50 | 11 | ||||||
| PBS + Al(OH)3 | SC | 100 | |||||||||
| 2 | HBsAg-tg | HBs/HBc | IN | 50 | 11 | ||||||
| HBs/HBc + Al(OH)3 | SC | 100 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ntg | PBS | IN | 50 | 9 | ||||||
| PBS + Al(OH)3 | SC | 100 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ntg | HBs/HBc | IN | 50 | 9 | ||||||
| HBs/HBc + Al(OH)3 | SC | 100 |
aAll animals used in this study were female and with Balb/c genetic background (H-2d haplotype)