Studies on pneumococcal polysaccharide. II. Mechanism involved in production of immunological paralysis by type I pneumococcal polysaccharide.
1955
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011134
Polysaccharides
Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds.
Glycan,Glycans,Polysaccharide
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000906
Antibodies
Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D000941
Antigens
Substances that are recognized by the immune system and induce an immune reaction.
Antigen
D013296
Streptococcus pneumoniae
A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals.
Diplococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcus
D022242
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent infections with STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.