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immunizing agent

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Noun1.immunizing agent - any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
immunogen
vaccine, vaccinum - immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
toxin antitoxin - a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease
antigen - any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)


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The decoy virus has the same shape as the real virus, he adds, so "the decoy acts as an effective immunizing agent.
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Under this agreement, Univax has exclusive worldwide rights to Chiron Biocine's vaccines for use as immunizing agents for the development of new human immunotherapeutic products.
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This decision is supported by recent encouraging pre-clinical results with the antibody in animal bacteremia and endocarditis models and Phase I clinical studies indicating that new immunizing agent formulations can achieve higher antibody levels in healthy subjects.
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