immunogenic
immunogenic
Definition
immuno·genic (--jen′ik)
adjective
producing immunity
im′muno·gen′i·cally adverb
immunogenic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- agent: A good immune response is reliant on the reaction of an immunogenic agent and a fully competent immune system.
- peptide: Injections of immunogenic peptides associated or not with dendritic cells or injection of DNA coding for these tumor antigens are other possibilities.
- site: Neutralization escape mutants define a dominant immunogenic neutralization site on hepatitis A virus.
- protein: However, when nicotine is carried by an immunogenic protein it can prime the immune system to produce anti-nicotine antibodies.
- potential: Baculovirus expressed EHV-1 glycoproteins have been examined for their immunogenic potential with a view to use as potential sub-unit vaccines.
- epitopes: We have also described the immunogenic epitopes expressed by this tissue, and the expression of complement regulatory proteins in transgenic tissue.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: Serum analysis revealed that all proteins were highly immunogenic.
- poorly: Since tumors are poorly immunogenic, the second essential element of a cancer vaccine is to increase the strength of the immune response.
- strongly: AIDS researchers have pointed out that the gp120 protein is strongly immunogenic, but the antibodies fail to protect against the virus.
- potentially: Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions As with any recombinant product, Raptiva is potentially immunogenic.
Preposition: in
- human: These results indicate that LT-B produced in transgenic corn is well-tolerated and immunogenic in humans.
Browse dictionary entries near immunogenic
- immunogenetics
- immunofluorescence
- immunodeficiency
- immunocytochemistry
- immunocompetent
- immunochemistry
- immunoassay
- immuno-
- immunize
- immunity
- immunoglobulin
- immunology
- immunoreaction
- immunosuppression
- immunotherapy
- immure
- immutable
- Imogen
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