"Vaccines, Conjugate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Semisynthetic vaccines consisting of polysaccharide antigens from microorganisms attached to protein carrier molecules. The carrier protein is recognized by macrophages and T-cells thus enhancing immunity. Conjugate vaccines induce antibody formation in people not responsive to polysaccharide alone, induce higher levels of antibody, and show a booster response on repeated injection.
| Descriptor ID |
D018074
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.865.900 D23.050.865.900
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