Title: allogeneic
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - allogeneic
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12862
Status: current

Definition
Genetically different, referring to individuals of the same species.

Note
In immunotoxicology this generally refers to the use of genetically dissimilar cells to elicit a cell-mediated immune response in in vitro assays.

Related Terms
- cell-mediated immune response: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12994
- immunotoxicology: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13325

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1121 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'allogeneic' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12862
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