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Single-Chain Antibodies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Single-Chain Antibodies
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.541.500.650.500.800
D12.776.124.486.485.114.224.785
D12.776.124.486.485.680.650.500.800
D12.776.124.790.651.680.650.500.800
D12.776.377.715.548.680.650.500.795
Unique ID
D057127
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057127
Scope Note
A form of antibodies consisting only of the variable regions of the heavy and light chains (FV FRAGMENTS), connected by a small linker peptide. They are less immunogenic than complete immunoglobulin and thus have potential therapeutic use.
Entry Term(s)
Fv Antibody Fragments, Single-Chain
ScFv Antibodies
Single-Chain Fv
Single-Chain Fv Antibody
Single-Chain Fv Antibody Fragments
Single-Chain Variable Fragment
Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibodies
Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibody
Single-Chain Variable Fragments
Previous Indexing
Antibodies or specifics (1990-2009)
Immunoglobulin Fragments (1992-2009)
Immunoglobulin Variable Region (1993-2009)
See Also
Single-Domain Antibodies
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Single-Chain Antibodies Preferred
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