Anatomy

Antilymphocyte Serum

Serum containing GAMMA-GLOBULINS which are antibodies for lymphocyte ANTIGENS. It is used both as a test for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY and therapeutically in TRANSPLANTATION.

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Serum containing GAMMA-GLOBULINS which are antibodies for lymphocyte ANTIGENS. It is used both as a test for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY and therapeutically in TRANSPLANTATION.

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39 entry terms
  • Antilymphocyte Serums
  • Serum, Antilymphocyte
  • Serums, Antilymphocyte
  • ATGAM
  • Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
  • Antilymphoblast Globulins
  • Antilymphocyte Antibodies
  • Antilymphocyte Globulin
  • Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulin
  • Antithymocyte Globulin
  • Antithymoglobulin
  • Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
  • Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Equine)
  • Lymphocytotoxic Antibodies
  • Pressimmune
  • Anti Thymocyte Globulin
  • Anti-Thymocyte Globulins
  • Antibodies, Antilymphocyte
  • Antibodies, Lymphocytotoxic
  • Antibody, Antilymphocyte
  • Antibody, Lymphocytotoxic
  • Antilymphoblast Globulin
  • Antilymphocyte Antibody
  • Antilymphocyte Globulins
  • Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulins
  • Antithymocyte Globulins
  • Antithymoglobulins
  • Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte
  • Globulin, Antilymphoblast
  • Globulin, Antilymphocyte
  • Globulin, Antithymocyte
  • Globulins, Anti-Thymocyte
  • Globulins, Antilymphoblast
  • Globulins, Antilymphocyte
  • Globulins, Antithymocyte
  • Immunoglobulin, Antilymphocyte
  • Immunoglobulins, Antilymphocyte
  • Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti Thymocyte Globulin
  • Lymphocytotoxic Antibody

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

antithymocyte & anti-theta serum: index ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM + T LYMPHOCYTES /immunol; "lymphocytotoxin": index CYTOTOXINS + LYMPHOCYTES but note entry term LYMPHOCYTOTOXIC ANTIBODIES for antibodies to lymphocytes

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History Note

70(68); LYMPHOCYTOTOXINS was see LYMPHOTOXINS 1978

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Previous Indexing

  • Immune Sera (1966-1967)
  • Lymphocytes (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antilymphocyte Serum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000961. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000961
  2. Antilymphocyte Serum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lymphocyte_globulin
  3. Antilymphocyte Serum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4774393