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Definition of Immunogenicity

1. Noun. The property of eliciting an immune response.

Definition of Immunogenicity

1. Noun. (immunology) The ability of a particular substance to provoke an immune response. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Immunogenicity

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Medical Definition of Immunogenicity

1. The property of being able to evoke an immune response within an organism. Immunogenicity depends partly upon the size of the substance in question and partly upon how unlike host molecules it is. Highly conserved proteins tend to have rather low immunogenicity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunogenicity

Literary usage of Immunogenicity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Long-term immunogenicity and efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in infants born to HBeAg-positive HBsAg-carrier mothers. Hepatology 1988:8:1647-1650. 153. ..."

2. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program Avip edited by Steve Buyer (2000)
"They consist generally of three phases, the first dealing with safety and, in the case of a vaccine's immunogenicity, the second dealing with safety, ..."

3. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"It is this separation of immunogenicity from pathogenicity which is the crucial aspect of vaccine development. Conventional vaccines can be divided into two ..."

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