Chemicals and Drugs

Histocompatibility Antigens

A group of antigens that includes both the major and minor histocompatibility antigens. The former are genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex. They determine tissue type for transplantation and cause allograft rejections. The latter are systems of allelic alloantigens that can cause weak transplant rejection.

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Abstract

A group of antigens that includes both the major and minor histocompatibility antigens. The former are genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex. They determine tissue type for transplantation and cause allograft rejections. The latter are systems of allelic alloantigens that can cause weak transplant rejection.

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9 entry terms
  • Antigens, Transplantation
  • Histocompatibility Antigen
  • Transplantation Antigens
  • Antigen, Histocompatibility
  • Antigens, Histocompatibility
  • LD Antigens
  • SD Antigens
  • Antigens, LD
  • Antigens, SD

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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

general or unspecified; prefer specifics but for humans, use HLA ANTIGENS; /genet permitted but consider also MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX

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Previous Indexing

  • Histocompatibility (1970-1972)
  • Immunology (1966-1972)
  • Transplantation (1966-1972)
  • Transplantation Immunology (1966-1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Histocompatibility Antigens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006649. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006649
  2. Histocompatibility Antigens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58524510