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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. vaccines
  4. subunit vaccines

Preferred term

subunit vaccines

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Vaccines consisting of one or more antigens that stimulate a strong immune response. They are purified from microorganisms or produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or they can be chemically synthesized peptides.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • peptide vaccines

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/57373

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