Freund's adjuvant
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An antigen and mineral oil immunopotentiator
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Freund's adjuvant
Freund's adjuvant is a solution in which antigen is emulsified in mineral oil and used as an immunopotentiator, or booster. Its complete form, Freund's Complete Adjuvant, contains inactivated and dried mycobacteria, usually M. tuberculosis. The incomplete form lacks mycobacterial components and consists of a water-in-oil emulsion. It is named after Jules T. Freund.
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- Use
- Immunopotentiator (booster)
- Complete form
- Contains inactivated and dried mycobacteria
- Incomplete form
- Lacks mycobacterial components
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Freund's adjuvant (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q627524
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