[A naturally occurring mucin glycoprotein. Ovine submaxillary mucin (OSM), extracted from an ovine submaxillary gland, provides a rich source of the sialylated Tn antigen (sTn) which is a carbohydrate antigen found on mucins of many epithelial tumors. Vaccination with OSM may result in the production of antibodies as well as elicit a cytotoxic T- lymphocyte (CTL) response against tumor cells expressing sTn, thereby resulting in decreased tumor cell growth. ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0279238 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Pharmacologic Substance
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