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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. chemical substances
  4. technical chemicals
  5. adjuvants
  6. vaccine adjuvants

Preferred term

vaccine adjuvants

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information The component of a vaccine which stimulates immunoreactivity against the antigen in the vaccine. The choice of adjuvant may relate to the therapeutic efficacy of the vaccine.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4236

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