Chemicals and Drugs

Papillomavirus Vaccines

Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS. Human vaccines are intended to reduce the incidence of UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, so they are sometimes considered a type of CANCER VACCINES. They are often composed of CAPSID PROTEINS, especially L1 protein, from various types of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS.

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Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS. Human vaccines are intended to reduce the incidence of UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, so they are sometimes considered a type of CANCER VACCINES. They are often composed of CAPSID PROTEINS, especially L1 protein, from various types of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS.

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  • Papillomavirus Vaccine
  • Vaccine, Papillomavirus
  • Vaccines, Papillomavirus
  • HPV Vaccine
  • HPV Vaccines
  • Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine
  • Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines
  • Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
  • Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Papillomavirus Vaccine, Human
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines, Human
  • Vaccine, HPV
  • Vaccine, Human Papillomavirus
  • Vaccines, Human Papillomavirus

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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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2007

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  • Cancer Vaccines (1996-2006)
  • Viral Vaccines (1989-2006)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Papillomavirus Vaccines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053918
  2. Papillomavirus Vaccines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine
  3. Papillomavirus Vaccines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q900189