Chemicals and Drugs

Subunit Vaccines

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Subunit Vaccine
  • Vaccines, Subunit
  • Vaccine, Subunit

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Aspects Covered

26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; coord NIM with specific vaccine (IM)

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Vaccines, Synthetic (1978-2000)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Subunit Vaccines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022223. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022223
  2. Subunit Vaccines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subunit_vaccine
  3. Subunit Vaccines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11954166