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MeSH Heading: Epitopes
Tree Number(s): D23.050.550
Unique ID: D000939
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000939
Annotation: entry term ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS: do not confuse with genetic determinants ( = GENES or specific)
Scope Note: Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies.
Entry Term(s): Antigenic Determinant; Antigenic Determinants; Antigenic Specificity; Epitope
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Antigens (1966-1969)
See Also: Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; Antibody Affinity; Epitope Mapping; Molecular Mimicry
Public MeSH Note: 96; was ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS 1972-95
History Note: 96; was ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS 1970-95 (as Prov 1970-71)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001403
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies.
Terms: Epitopes Preferred Term
Term UI T002803
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1970); Antigenic Determinant
Term UI T000998059
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Epitope
Term UI T000998060
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antigenic Determinants
Term UI T002802
Date02/10/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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