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HBV SURFACE ANTIGEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hepatitis B surface antigen
1, record 1, English, hepatitis%20B%20surface%20antigen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HBSAg 2, record 1, English, HBSAg
correct
- HBsAg 3, record 1, English, HBsAg
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Australia antigen 2, record 1, English, Australia%20antigen
correct, see observation, obsolete
- Au antigen 2, record 1, English, Au%20antigen
correct, see observation, obsolete
- hepatitis-associated antigen 4, record 1, English, hepatitis%2Dassociated%20antigen
correct
- HAA antigen 2, record 1, English, HAA%20antigen
correct
- serum-hepatitis antigen 4, record 1, English, serum%2Dhepatitis%20antigen
correct
- SH antigen 2, record 1, English, SH%20antigen
correct
- HBV surface antigen 5, record 1, English, HBV%20surface%20antigen
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an antigen present in the serum of those infected with viral hepatitis type B, consisting of the outer lipoprotein coat (surface) of the Dane particle 2, record 1, English, - hepatitis%20B%20surface%20antigen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally called Australia (Au) antigen because it was first found in an Australian aborigine ... 2, record 1, English, - hepatitis%20B%20surface%20antigen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- HBs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antigène HBs
1, record 1, French, antig%C3%A8ne%20HBs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- antigène de surface de l'hépatite B 2, record 1, French, antig%C3%A8ne%20de%20surface%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9patite%20B
masculine noun
- HBsAg 3, record 1, French, HBsAg
- AgHBs 3, record 1, French, AgHBs
masculine noun
- antigène de surface du VHB 4, record 1, French, antig%C3%A8ne%20de%20surface%20du%20VHB
masculine noun
- antigène Australie 5, record 1, French, antig%C3%A8ne%20Australie
masculine noun, obsolete
- antigène de surface 6, record 1, French, antig%C3%A8ne%20de%20surface
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antigène de surface du virus de l'hépatite B, qui se trouve à la surface des particules sphériques de ce virus. 5, record 1, French, - antig%C3%A8ne%20HBs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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