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Descriptor English: Immunoglobulin M
Descriptor Spanish: Inmunoglobulina M
Descriptor inmunoglobulina M
Entry term(s) IgM
IgM1
IgM2
anticuerpo IgM
gamma globulina 19S
Scope note: Clase de inmunoglobulina que tiene cadenas mu (CADENAS MU DE INMUNOGLOBULINAS). La IgM puede fijar PROTEÍNAS DEL SISTEMA DEL COMPLEMENTO. El nombre deriva de su elevada masa molecular e inicialmente recibió el nombre de macroglobulina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Imunoglobulina M
Descriptor French: Immunoglobuline M
Entry term(s): 19S Gamma Globulin
Antibody, IgM
Gamma Globulin, 19S
IgM
IgM Antibody
IgM1
IgM2
Tree number(s): D12.776.124.486.485.114.619.574
D12.776.124.790.651.114.619.574
D12.776.377.715.548.114.619.574
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007075
Scope note: A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Annotation: /defic = IMMUNOGLOBULIN M /defic + DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN M with PARAPROTEINEMIAS but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Pharm Action: Immunologic Factors
Previous Indexing: Immunoglobulins (1970)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see IgM 1973-2001; for GAMMA GLOBULIN, 19S see GAMMA GLOBULIN, 19S 1965-1981
History Note: 2002(1973)
Related: Immunoglobulin J-Chains MeSH
DeCS ID: 22207
Unique ID: D007075
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/14
Immunoglobulin M - Preferred
Concept UI M0011019
Scope note A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Preferred term Immunoglobulin M
Entry term(s) 19S Gamma Globulin
Antibody, IgM
Gamma Globulin, 19S
IgM
IgM Antibody
IgM2 - Narrower
Concept UI M0011021
Scope note A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Scope note A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Preferred term IgM2
IgM1 - Narrower
Concept UI M0011020
Scope note A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Scope note A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Preferred term IgM1



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