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methanol extraction residue (MER) tubercle bacillus fraction

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More on BCG Vaccine Definition: An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.  BCG vaccination in prev of tuberc    Other names Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine; Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine; Vaccine, Calmette's; Vaccine, BCG; Calmettes Vaccine; Calmette Vaccine; Calmette's Vaccine
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
methanol extraction residue (MER) tubercle bacillus fraction [ MER (methanol-extraction residue), tubercle bacillus fraction,MER-BCG,NSC-143769 ]
  extract of phenol killed, acetone washed tubercle bacilli (BCG attenuated)
0   *BCG Vaccine Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pharma Action Adjuvants, Immunologic; Antineoplastic Agents
Cell Immunol 19(2):381;1975; Curr Studies Std Probl Clin Pathol Hematol Radiother Hodgkin Dis W3 EX89 no.348:181;1974; Immunol Commun 4(6):565;1975; Infect Immun 12(6):1325;1975

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