IFA
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| IFA | |
|---|---|
| Term | IFA |
| Short definition | IFA - A mixture of oil and water combined with a specific antigen to enhance the immune response to that antigen. It is being studied in immunotherapy and as a means of boosting the immune response to cancer vaccines. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
IFA - A mixture of oil and water combined with a specific antigen to enhance the immune response to that antigen. It is being studied in immunotherapy and as a means of boosting the immune response to cancer vaccines. It's kind of an immune modulator. Also called Freund's incomplete adjuvant and montanide ISA-51
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- Wikipedia's article - IFA
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