Biological product

Introduction: Biological product

Description of Biological product

Biological product: medicinal preparations made from living organisms or their products; venoms, enzymes may be indexed with this term; typically antibiotics and chemically pure biochemicals should not be indexed with this term, also narrower terms animal extract, plant extract, immunological substance or tissue /cell preparation should be considered.
Source: CRISP

Biological product: Complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or agents of organic origin, usually obtained by biological methods or assay, that depend for their action on the processes affecting immunity. They are used especially in diagnosis and treatment of disease (as vaccines or pollen extracts). Biological products are differentiated from BIOLOGICAL FACTORS in that the latter are compounds with biological or physiological activity made by living organisms. (From Webster's 3d ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Biological product: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Biological product:

• Biological
• Product
• Medicinal
• Enzymes
• May
• Term
• Pure
• Animal

Terms associated with Biological product:

Terms Similar to Biological product:

• Biologics
• Natural Products

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Biological product:

• Antitoxins
• Immune Sera
• Menotropins
• Picibanil
• Vaccines
• Plant Preparations
• Plant Exudates

Source - MeSH 2007

• animal extract
• cell communication molecule
• immunological substance
• pigment
• plant extract
• toxin

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Biological product

• drug /agent

Source - CRISP

The term Biological product can be used for:

• biosynthetic product
• drug (biosynthesized)
• natural product
• preparation (biological)
• standardization (biological)

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Biological product:

• biodegradable product
• biotechnology
• biotherapeutic agent
• drug discovery /isolation

Source: CRISP

The description of Biological product may also be used for the following terms:

• pharmacognosy

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Biological product

The following list attempts to classify Biological product into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Complex Mixtures
  • Biological Products

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