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Tissue Polypeptide Antigen MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.875
D23.050.285.840
D23.101.140.880
Unique ID
D019396
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019396
Scope Note
Serological tumor marker composed of a molecular complex of cytokeratins 8, 18, and 19. It is used in the diagnosis and staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.
Entry Term(s)
TPA Antigen
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Peptides (1978-1996)
See Also
Keratins
Public MeSH Note
97; TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN was indexed under PEPTIDES 1978-96
Online Note
use TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN (NM) to search TISSUE PEPTIDE ANTIGEN 1980-96
History Note
97; was TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN (NM) 1978-96
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/19
Tissue Polypeptide Antigen Preferred
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