Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. immunology
  3. immunologic factors
  4. antigens
  5. allergens
  6. allergoids

Preferred term

allergoids

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Extracts of allergens, or purified allergens that have been chemically modified to reduce their ability to induce IgE-mediated hypersensitivity (allergenicity) while increasing their ability to induce immune tolerance.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • formalinized allergoids
  • formalized allergoids

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/335656

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/21/20, last modified 10/29/20