No. of animals
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25 males/25 females
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Groups
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low-dose, mid-dose, high-dose, Ad5-null, and vehicle control group
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Subcutaneous injection
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Weekly × 7
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Day killed
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Days 46 and 71
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Clinical signs
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Twice daily
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Body weight and temperature
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Twice before injection, weekly after dosing
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ECG
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Pre-injection, day 44, and day 67
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Clinical pathology (hematology, serum chemistry)
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Pre-injection, day 21, day 44, and day 67
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Serum IFN-γ
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Pre-injection, day 7, day 35, day 45, and day 68
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Lymphocyte subsets
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Pre-injection, day 3, day 10, day 45, and day 68
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Serum anti-Ad antibody, neutralizing antibody
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Pre-injection, day 7, day 21, day 45, and day 68
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Systemic autopsy, organ weight, histopathology
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Day 46 and day 71
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Hepatic IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2
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