Antibodies, Heterophile
MESHD000910
Antibodies elicited in a different species from which the antigen originated. These antibodies are directed against a wide variety of interspecies-specific antigens, the best known of which are Forssman, Hanganutziu-Deicher (H-D), and Paul-Bunnell (P-B). Incidence of antibodies to these antigens--i.e., the phenomenon of heterophile antibody response--is useful in the serodiagnosis, pathogenesis, and prognosis of infection and latent infectious states as well as in cancer classification.
Synonyms
- Antibodies, Heterogenetic
- Antibodies, Heterologous
- Antibodies, Heterophil
- Heterophil Antibodies
- Antibodies, Heterotypic
- Heterotypic Antibodies
- Antibodies, Xenogeneic
- Xenogeneic Antibodies
- Antibodies, Xenogenic
- Xenogenic Antibodies
- Heteroantibodies
- Heterogenetic Antibodies
- Heterologous Antibodies
- Heterophile Antibodies
- Xenoantibodies
- Forssman Antibody
- Antibody, Forssman
- Paul-Bunnell Antibodies
- P-B Antibodies
- Hanganutziu-Deicher Antibodies
- H-D Antibodies
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