loading...| Preferred Name |
aluminum hydroxide |
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| Synonyms |
alum adjuvant |
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| Definitions |
An inorganic compound containing aluminum. Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution. In vaccines, this agent binds to the protein conjugate, resulting in improved antigen processing by the immune system. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C39707" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C39707" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000042000 |
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| altLabel |
alum adjuvant |
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| CAS Registry |
21645-51-2 |
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| Component of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000038560 |
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| cui |
C0051522 C0002371 |
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| Date last modified |
2017-12-11 |
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| definition |
An inorganic compound containing aluminum. Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution. In vaccines, this agent binds to the protein conjugate, resulting in improved antigen processing by the immune system. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C39707" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C39707" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
5225 |
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| NCI ID |
C39707 |
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| notation |
CDR0000042000 |
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| NSC Code |
664400 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
aluminum hydroxide |
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| tui |
T197 T121 |