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iscoms logo #20973Synthetic vaccines consisting of an assembly of antigens in a multimeric form on a matrix with built-in adjuvant (saponin), forming submicroscopic particles. This produces a highly immunogenic form of subunit vaccine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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ISCOMS logo #10444(= immunostimulatory complexes) Small cage-like structures that make it possible to present viral proteins to the immune system in an array, much as they would appear on the virus. Produced by mixing the viral protein with Quill A, a substance isolated from the Amazonian oak, in the presence of detergent. ISCOMS are being used successfully in vaccines. ...
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