Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hybrid molecule formed by binding a toxin to a monoclonal antibody, used to destroy tumor cells.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Antitoxin employed in the prevention of disease.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any compound that is
toxic to theimmune system
Etymologies
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Examples
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Repeated cellular and animal studies have shown that uranium is a kidney toxin, neurotoxin, immunotoxin, mutagen, carcinogen and teratogen.
Infowars 2010
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"We are all excited at the major advance this could represent for immunotoxin treatments for leukaemia."
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Fluoride is a potential immunotoxin, embryotoxin and neurotoxin.
Shane Jolley dot com 2009
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The following is part of a repot from Parker Hughes Institute: The two parts of this drug are the B43 antibody (or anti-CD19) and the pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) immunotoxin, a natural product in the pokeweed plant.
Find Me A Cure 2009
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Pai LH, Wittes R, Setser A, Willingham MC, Pastan I (1996) Treatment of advanced solid tumors with immunotoxin LMB-1: an antibody linked to Pseudomonas exotoxin.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles William Farrugia et al. 2009
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They exposed mice to staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), an immunotoxin produced by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
innovations-report 2009
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They exposed mice to staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), an immunotoxin produced by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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They exposed mice to staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), an immunotoxin produced by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In December 1994, results of a Phase III trial of Xoma's CD5 Plus ™, a CD5-specific immunotoxin, for the treatment of GVHD were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
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Cellular and animal studies have shown that uranium is a kidney toxin, neurotoxin, immunotoxin, mutagen
American Chronicle 2008
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