adjuvant

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  1. (in pharmacology) A substance added to a @D01863@ to speed or increase the action of the main component.
  2. (in immunology) A substance (such as aluminium hydroxide) or an organism (such as bovine tuberculosis bacillus) which increases the response to an @A00394@.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2010 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'adjuvant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00150 RIS BibTex EndNote
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