Concept information
Preferred term
ISCOMs
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A formulation for presenting an antigen to induce specific immunologic responses. It consists of an assembly of antigens in multimeric form. The assembly is attached to a matrix with a built-in adjuvant, saponin. ISCOMs induce strong serum antibody responses, and are used as highly immunogenic forms of subunit vaccines.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- Immuno-Stimulating Complexes
- Immunostimulating Complexes
- ISCOM
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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Immunostimulating complex
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ISCOM
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D6F6R119-K
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