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Immunization

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Definition: Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).     
Examples Immunization, Passive; Immunization Schedule; Immunization, Secondary; Immunotherapy, Active 		Other names Variolation; Sensitization, Immunologic; Immunostimulation; Immunologic Stimulation; Variolations; Stimulations, Immunological; Stimulation, Immunological; Sensitizations, Immunological; Immunological Stimulations; Immunological Sensitizations; Immunological Sensitization; Immunizations; Stimulation, Immunologic; Sensitization, Immunological; Immunological Stimulation; Immunologic Sensitization
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
gastrin immunogen  0   *Gastrins *Cancer Vaccines Immunization. BioDrugs 2003;17(3):223-5; Cancer Res 1996 Feb 15;56(4):880-5
1,4-dihydroquinone  0   *Quinones Immunization. Am J Contact Dermat 1999 Dec;10(4):213-8
dermorphin conjugate  0   *Freund's Adjuvant *Glutaral *Oligopeptides *Serum Albumin, Bovine Immunization. Fiziol Zh SSSR 1992 Apr;78(4):1-13

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