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Adjuvant Definitions:
Material added to an antigen in a vaccine preparation that increases its immunogenicity.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
In immunology, a chemical vehicle that enhances antigenicity, presumably by prolonging antigen retention at the injection site.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Adjuvant Notes:
Adjuvant is any material or substance that is attached with the antigen and administered as a vaccine into a person's body. Adjuvants help to increase the immunogenicity of the vaccine. They accelerate, enhance and prolong the immune responses, which are antigen specific when used along with the vaccine antigens. The first vaccine adjuvant used was alum (aluminum salts), and was widely used in U.S.
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