immunogenic
adjective
im·mu·no·gen·ic
ˌi-myə-nō-ˈje-nik 
i-ˌmyü-nō-
i-ˌmyü-nō-
: relating to or producing an immune response
immunogenic substances
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This benign safety profile stands in stark contrast with the highly immunogenic AAV vectors that are currently most widely used for delivery of gene-therapies.
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Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The antibodies that comprise antivenoms are too big and move too slowly to effectively get to the site of the bite, and in many cases, the venom components responsible for tissue death are not immunogenic, which means there are no antibodies in the antivenom to bind them anyway.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
Theoretically, when a virus can move freely throughout the body and spread its immunogenic clarion call, even the most hard-to-access tumors could be targeted and wiped out.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2021
Mouse data show the structure to be highly immunogenic—capable of producing an immune response—even at low doses.
—Cormac Sheridan, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2021
Experts say such a trial is necessary because certain vaccines, like those against polio and typhoid, have proven less immunogenic in Indians than in western populations.
—Priyanka Pulla, Science | AAAS, 5 Jan. 2021
Researchers would try to determine if the candidate is safe and immunogenic.
—Jason Hanna, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020
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Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The antibodies that comprise antivenoms are too big and move too slowly to effectively get to the site of the bite, and in many cases, the venom components responsible for tissue death are not immunogenic, which means there are no antibodies in the antivenom to bind them anyway.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
Theoretically, when a virus can move freely throughout the body and spread its immunogenic clarion call, even the most hard-to-access tumors could be targeted and wiped out.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2021
Mouse data show the structure to be highly immunogenic—capable of producing an immune response—even at low doses.
—Cormac Sheridan, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2021
Experts say such a trial is necessary because certain vaccines, like those against polio and typhoid, have proven less immunogenic in Indians than in western populations.
—Priyanka Pulla, Science | AAAS, 5 Jan. 2021
Researchers would try to determine if the candidate is safe and immunogenic.
—Jason Hanna, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020
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immunogenic
adjective
im·mu·no·gen·ic
ˌim-yə-nō-ˈjen-ik
im-ˌyü-nō-
im-ˌyü-nō-
: relating to or producing an immune response
immunogenic substances
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