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HETEROPHILE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Bioengineering
- Blood
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- EBV IgM heterophile antibody
1, record 1, English, EBV%20IgM%20heterophile%20antibody
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - EBV%20IgM%20heterophile%20antibody
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Technique biologique
- Sang
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anticorps hétérophile EBV IgM
1, record 1, French, anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile%20EBV%20IgM
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile%20EBV%20IgM
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Bioengineering
- Blood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heterophile antibody
1, record 2, English, heterophile%20antibody
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 2, English, - heterophile%20antibody
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Technique biologique
- Sang
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anticorps hétérophile
1, record 2, French, anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 2, French, - anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
- Bioingeniería
- Sangre
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anticuerpo heterófilo
1, record 2, Spanish, anticuerpo%20heter%C3%B3filo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- anticuerpo heterólogo 1, record 2, Spanish, anticuerpo%20heter%C3%B3logo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Bioengineering
- Blood
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heterophile antibody detection
1, record 3, English, heterophile%20antibody%20detection
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 3, English, - heterophile%20antibody%20detection
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Technique biologique
- Sang
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dépistage de l'anticorps hétérophile
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9pistage%20de%20l%27anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9pistage%20de%20l%27anticorps%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-07-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- current infection
1, record 4, English, current%20infection
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Epstein-Barr virus [EBV] is usually diagnosed with blood tests. Heterophile antibody levels(antibodies react to infectious organisms in the blood and create immunity) indicate a current infection with EBV. Antibody levels(called "titers") against the EBV virus reveal if there is a current or prior infection from the virus. 1, record 4, English, - current%20infection
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- infection en cours
1, record 4, French, infection%20en%20cours
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les femmes enceintes exposées à l'infection au parvovirus B19, ou qui en manifestent les symptômes, doivent subir un examen pour déterminer si elles sont vulnérables à l'infection (non immunisées), ou si elles ont une infection en cours, en déterminant leur bilan d'anticorps IgG et IgM résistant au parvovirus B19. 2, record 4, French, - infection%20en%20cours
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- heterophile
1, record 5, English, heterophile
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of antibodies or antigens that are not specific to a species. 2, record 5, English, - heterophile
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The autoimmunity concept of pathogenesis lost favor when the tissue reactive antibody in patients was found to be heterophile in nature. 1, record 5, English, - heterophile
Record 5, Key term(s)
- heterophilic
- heterophil
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hétérophile
1, record 5, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des substances antigéniques décelables chez des êtres vivants appartenant à des espèces différentes. 1, record 5, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophile
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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