Incomplete Freund's adjuvant
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| Incomplete Freund's adjuvant | |
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| Term | Incomplete Freund's adjuvant |
| Short definition | incomplete Freund's adjuvant (in-kum-PLEET froyndz A-juh-vunt) A mixture of oil and water that is combined with a specific antigen to enhance the immune response to that antigen. It is being studied in immunotherapy and as a means of boosting the immune response to cancer vaccines. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
incomplete Freund's adjuvant - (pronounced) (in-kum-PLEET froyndz A-juh-vunt) A mixture of oil and water that is combined with a specific antigen to enhance the immune response to that antigen. It is being studied in immunotherapy and as a means of boosting the immune response to cancer vaccines. It's kind of an immune modulator. Also called IFA and Montanide ISA-51
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