Chemicals and Drugs

Inactivated Vaccines

Vaccines in which the infectious microbial nucleic acid components have been destroyed by chemical or physical treatment (e.g., formalin, beta-propiolactone, gamma radiation) without affecting the antigenicity or immunogenicity of the viral coat or bacterial outer membrane proteins.

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Abstract

Vaccines in which the infectious microbial nucleic acid components have been destroyed by chemical or physical treatment (e.g., formalin, beta-propiolactone, gamma radiation) without affecting the antigenicity or immunogenicity of the viral coat or bacterial outer membrane proteins.

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7 entry terms
  • Inactivated Vaccine
  • Killed Vaccine
  • Killed Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Inactivated
  • Vaccines, Killed
  • Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Vaccine, Killed

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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

coord NIM with specific vaccine (IM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Vaccines, Attenuated (1973-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inactivated Vaccines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015164. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015164
  2. Inactivated Vaccines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inactivated_vaccine
  3. Inactivated Vaccines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3560939