Chemicals and Drugs

Virus-Like Particle Vaccines

Vaccines using supra-molecular structures composed of multiple copies of recombinantly expressed viral structural proteins. They are often antigentically indistinguishable from the virus from which they were derived.

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Abstract

Vaccines using supra-molecular structures composed of multiple copies of recombinantly expressed viral structural proteins. They are often antigentically indistinguishable from the virus from which they were derived.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle
  • Virus-Like Particle Vaccine
  • Particle Vaccine, Virus-Like
  • Particle Vaccines, Virus-Like
  • Vaccine, Virus-Like Particle
  • Vaccines, Virus Like Particle
  • Virus Like Particle Vaccine
  • Virus Like Particle Vaccines

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Viral Vaccines (1997-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Virus-Like Particle Vaccines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058425. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058425
  2. Virus-Like Particle Vaccines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58623657