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MeSH Heading: Hepatitis B e Antigens
Tree Number(s): D12.776.964.350.495.500.469; D23.050.327.495.500.469
Unique ID: D006513
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006513
Scope Note: A closely related group of antigens found in the plasma only during the infective phase of hepatitis B or in virulent chronic hepatitis B, probably indicating active virus replication; there are three subtypes which may exist in a complex with immunoglobulins G.
Entry Term(s): HBe Ag-1; HBe Ag-2; HBeAg; Hepatitis B e Antigen; Hepatitis Be Antigen; Hepatitis Be Antigens; e Antigen; e Antigens
Registry Number: 0
NLM Classification #: WC 536
Previous Indexing: Hepatitis B Antigens (1973-1980); Hepatitis B Virus (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 87; was see under HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1981-86
History Note: 87(81); was see under HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1981-86
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/13
Revision Date: 2022/04/13

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: M0010216
Registry Number: 0
Scope Note: A closely related group of antigens found in the plasma only during the infective phase of hepatitis B or in virulent chronic hepatitis B, probably indicating active virus replication; there are three subtypes which may exist in a complex with immunoglobulins G.
Terms: Hepatitis B e Antigens Preferred Term
Term UI T019643
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Hepatitis Be Antigen
Term UI T001008819
Date02/27/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); e Antigen
Term UI T001008820
Date02/27/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hepatitis Be Antigens
Term UI T019642
Date09/26/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); e Antigens
Term UI T019640
Date05/13/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); HBeAg
Term UI T019641
Date05/13/1980
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hepatitis B e Antigen
Term UI T001008818
Date02/27/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Hepatitis B e Antigens MeSH Descriptor Data 2023