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KEYHOLE LIMPET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
Synonyms:
Diodora apertura; Fissurella apertura; keyhole limpet
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("keyhole limpet" is a kind of...):
limpet (any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)
Holonyms ("keyhole limpet" is a member of...):
Fissurella; genus Fissurella (type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets)
Context examples:
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin is being studied as a way to increase the immune response to cancer vaccines.
(Keyhole limpet hemocyanin, NCI Dictionary)
A test consisting of a myeloma idiotype (Id)-specific protein conjugated to the immunogen keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).
(Id MM Vaccine Test, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine containing an epitope of glycosphingolipid GD2 conjugated with the immunostimulant keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(GD2-KLH Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine, containing epitopes of the gangliosides GD2 and GD3 conjugated with the immunostimulant keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(GD2 Lactone/GD3 Lactone-KLH Conjugate Bivalent Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine composed of tumor-specific idiotype determinants derived from an individual's tumor cells which are conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin, an immunostimulant carrier protein.
(Autologous Immunoglobulin Idiotype-KLH Conjugate Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine consisting of GM2 ganglioside, a melanoma-specific antigen, conjugated with the immunostimulant keyhole limpet hemocyanin.
(GM2-KLH vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A heptavalent vaccine consisting of the tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens globohexaosylceramide (globo-H), GM2, Lewis-y, MUC1-32(aa), sTn(c), TF(c), and Tn(c) conjugated with keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), an immunomodulator.
(Globo-H-GM2-Lewis-y-MUC1-32(aa)-sTn(c)-TF(c)-Tn(c)-KLH Conjugate Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A trivalent cancer vaccine containing the ganglioside lactones GM2, GD2 and GD3 conjugated with the immunostimulant keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(GM2/GD2/GD3 Lactone-KLH Conjugate Trivalent Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A test consisting of a lymphoma idiotype (Id)-specific protein conjugated to the immunogen keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).
(Id Lymph Vaccine Test, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine consisting of PEP-3, a synthetic peptide encompassing a tumor-specific mutated segment of the epidermal growth factor receptor type vIII (EGFRvIII), conjugated to the naturally-occuring immunoadjuvant keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.
(PEP-3-KLH Conjugate Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
