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Descriptor English: H-Y Antigen
Descriptor Spanish: Antígeno H-Y
Descriptor antígeno H-Y
Entry term(s) antígeno HY
Scope note: Antígeno de la superficie celular específico del sexo que es producido por el gen determinante del sexo del cromosoma Y en mamíferos. Produce el rechazo de isotrasplantes de machos a hembras e interactúa con elementos somáticos de la gónada embrionaria indiferenciada para dar lugar a la organogénesis testicular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Antígeno H-Y
Descriptor French: Antigène HY
Entry term(s): Antigen, H-Y
Antigen, HY
GA 1 Germ Cell Antigen
GA-1 Germ Cell Antigen
H Y Antigen
HY Antigen
Tree number(s): D23.050.301.500.600.400
D23.050.705.552.600.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006182
Scope note: A sex-specific cell surface antigen produced by the sex-determining gene of the Y chromosome in mammals. It causes syngeneic grafts from males to females to be rejected and interacts with somatic elements of the embryologic undifferentiated gonad to produce testicular organogenesis.
Annotation: mammals only
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
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
Previous Indexing: Histocompatibility (1968-1972)
Histocompatibility Antigens (1973-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
DeCS ID: 28090
Unique ID: D006182
NLM Classification: WO 680
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/03/17
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
H-Y Antigen - Preferred
Concept UI M0009731
Scope note A sex-specific cell surface antigen produced by the sex-determining gene of the Y chromosome in mammals. It causes syngeneic grafts from males to females to be rejected and interacts with somatic elements of the embryologic undifferentiated gonad to produce testicular organogenesis.
Preferred term H-Y Antigen
Entry term(s) Antigen, H-Y
Antigen, HY
GA 1 Germ Cell Antigen
GA-1 Germ Cell Antigen
H Y Antigen
HY Antigen



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