Method of stimulating an immune response by using a hapten
US5283066A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/6012
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of stimulating an immune response by using a hapten. Haptens are adhered onto a solid phase support to form a complex. This complex can stimulate an immune response of an animal and the animal's lymphocytes. The solid phase supports usable in the method preferably are membranes, latex particles or microparticle beads of hydrophilic cellulose mixed ester, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, nylon, polyvinylidone, vinylbenzyl chloromethyl styrene, polyacrolein, a ahydrophobic, polytetrafluoroethylene, polystyrene and silica gel.
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