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Antibodies, Heterophile MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Antibodies, Heterophile
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.485.114.191
D12.776.124.790.651.114.191
D12.776.377.715.548.114.191
Unique ID
D000910
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000910
Annotation
do not coordinate with ANTIBODY FORMATION for /‌biosyn
Scope Note
Antibodies elicited in a different species from which the antigen originated. These antibodies are directed against a wide variety of interspecies-specific antigens, the best known of which are Forssman, Hanganutziu-Deicher (H-D), and Paul-Bunnell (P-B). Incidence of antibodies to these antigens--i.e., the phenomenon of heterophile antibody response--is useful in the serodiagnosis, pathogenesis, and prognosis of infection and latent infectious states as well as in cancer classification.
Entry Term(s)
Antibodies, Heterogenetic
Antibodies, Heterologous
Antibodies, Heterophil
Antibodies, Heterotypic
Antibodies, Xenogeneic
Antibodies, Xenogenic
Forssman Antibody
H-D Antibodies
Hanganutziu-Deicher Antibodies
Heteroantibodies
Heterogenetic Antibodies
Heterologous Antibodies
Heterophile Antibodies
P-B Antibodies
Paul-Bunnell Antibodies
Xenoantibodies
Pharm Action
Immunologic Factors
Public MeSH Note
1987; see ANTIBODIES, HETEROTYPIC 1964-1986; FORSSMAN ANTIBODY was indexed under ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE 1985-2004
History Note
1987 (1964)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Antibodies, Heterophile Preferred
Forssman Antibody Narrower
Paul-Bunnell Antibodies Narrower
Hanganutziu-Deicher Antibodies Narrower
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