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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > immunology > immunologic factors > antigens > allergens > allergoids
Preferred Term:

allergoids

Definition:
Extracts of allergens, or purified allergens that have been chemically modified to reduce their ability to induce IgE-mediated hypersensitivity (allergenicity) while increasing their ability to induce immune tolerance.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
allergens
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • formalized allergoids
  • formalinized allergoids
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/335656
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RDF/XMLCreated 2020-01-21, last modified 2020-10-29