Commonly Associated with Vaccines and Immunity by Holly R. Frisby, DVM Drs. A substance added to killed vaccines to stimulate a better immune response by the body.
Common adjuvants contain aluminum compounds.
The faster and greater immune response produced by an animal who has previously encountered that specific antigen. Memory cells are responsible for this more efficient response. See also antigen. A measurement of the amount of antibodies in the blood. The test to measure antibodies is usually performed by making a number of dilutions of the blood and then measuring at what dilution there is sufficient antibody to react in the test.