Chemicals and Drugs

Edible Vaccines

Vaccines or candidate vaccines derived from edible plants. Transgenic plants (PLANTS, TRANSGENIC) are used as recombinant protein production systems and the edible plant tissue functions as an oral vaccine.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Vaccines or candidate vaccines derived from edible plants. Transgenic plants (PLANTS, TRANSGENIC) are used as recombinant protein production systems and the edible plant tissue functions as an oral vaccine.

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1 entry terms
  • Vaccines, Edible

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Aspects Covered

26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; coord NIM with specific vaccine (IM)

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History Note

2001

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  1. D12.776w.828.868w.915w
  2. D20.215.894w.860w.915w
  3. D20.215.894w.865w.915w
  4. D23.050w.865w.915w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Edible Vaccines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022462. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022462
  2. Edible Vaccines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_expressed_vaccine
  3. Edible Vaccines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7201521