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humpf!!
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05/17/06 - 08:11 PM

Which of the following procedures improves the immunogenicity of vaccines that use capsular polysaccharides as antigens?

A) Heat denaturation

B) Liposome incorporation

C) Oligosaccharide reduction

D) Protein conjugation

robin082006
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05/17/06 - 09:43 PM

what's the answer?

I go with D

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mjl1717
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05/18/06 - 03:20 AM

I go with d since i disagree with others

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eaguin
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07/31/06 - 02:01 PM

d) proteins are the best one turning on the immunogenicity

young_doc
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08/01/06 - 12:28 PM

Proteins (large, complex, proteins to be specific) are the most Antigenic compounds. So most likely to increase the immunogenicity of whatever we conjugate them with!

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08/01/06 - 12:48 PM

T cells do not react to polysaccaride Ags.that is why protein from dephteria is added to H.influenza vaccine.(B cells recognize both protein and polysaccaride Ags)

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08/02/06 - 09:00 AM

where can we find more regarding this topic??

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