title: Comparison of the adjuvant effect of three BCG preparations in mice.
abstract: Three preparations of BCG, currently in use for clinical trials in cancer, were tested for relative potency as an immunological adjuvant. Using a lymphocyte trapping assay, Pasteur Institute BCG was shown to be a more effective adjuvant than the Tice strain or the Glaxo preparation of BCG.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D009929:Organ Size; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D005719:gamma-Globulins