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VACCIN COMESTIBLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- edible vaccine
1, record 1, English, edible%20vaccine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grow your own edible vaccine. Developing countries need inexpensive and easy-to-handle vaccines if they are to combat disease. US researchers have moved further towards this goal with what also promises to be good news for those who quake at the thought of an injection. One day, they say, the world could grow and eat its own vaccines contained in genetically engineered plants. 1, record 1, English, - edible%20vaccine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The World Health Organization's Children's Vaccine Initiative wants vaccines that are orally administered, cheaper and easier to distribute in countries lacking refrigeration and healthcare infrastructure. 1, record 1, English, - edible%20vaccine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vaccin comestible
1, record 1, French, vaccin%20comestible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vaccin obtenu dans des plantes transgéniques qui produisent des antigènes du virus de l'hépatite B. 2, record 1, French, - vaccin%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Charles Arntzen, de l'Institut Boyce, Thomson (États-Unis), a développé des plantes transgéniques pour la production de vaccins «comestibles» en médecine humaine et vétérinaire. Avec son équipe, il a montré que des sous-unités d'antigènes dirigés contre le virus de l'hépatite B, du virus Norwalk, ou de l'entérotoxine thermolabile d'E. coli, produits dans des plants transgéniques de tabac ou de pommes de terre et administrés à des souris par voie orale ou par injection (ip), induisaient des réponses immunitaires spécifiques. 3, record 1, French, - vaccin%20comestible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vacuna comestible
1, record 1, Spanish, vacuna%20comestible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material comestible que contiene antígenos capaces de activar el sistema inmunitario a través de los tejidos linfáticos asociados al intestino. 1, record 1, Spanish, - vacuna%20comestible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La vacuna es sintetizada in vivo en las partes comestibles de plantas transgénicas (por ejemplo, cereales, tubérculos, frutas, etcétera) o animales (por ejemplo, huevos). 1, record 1, Spanish, - vacuna%20comestible
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