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Descriptor English: Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Descriptor Spanish: Cadenas Pesadas de Inmunoglobulina
Descriptor cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas
Entry term(s) cadena pesada de inmunoglobulinas
Scope note: Las cadenas polipeptídicas de mayor tamaño que comprenden las inmunoglobulinas. Contienen de 450 a 600 residuos de aminoácidos por cadena, y tienen pesos moleculares de 51-72 kDa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cadeias Pesadas de Imunoglobulinas
Descriptor French: Chaines lourdes des immunoglobulines
Entry term(s): Heavy Chain Immunoglobulins
Heavy Chain, Immunoglobulin
Heavy Chains, Ig
Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulin
Heavy-Chain Immunoglobulins
Ig Heavy Chains
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH I
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH III
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-I
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-III
Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain
Immunoglobulins, Heavy-Chain
Tree number(s): D12.776.124.486.485.705.500
D12.776.124.790.651.705.500
D12.776.377.715.548.705.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007143
Scope note: The largest of polypeptide chains comprising immunoglobulins. They contain 450 to 600 amino acid residues per chain, and have molecular weights of 51-72 kDa.
Annotation: gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM) or HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE (IM), follow text; DF: IG HEAVY CHAIN
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
Pharm Action: Immunologic Factors
Previous Indexing: Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, HEAVY-CHAIN 1992-2005, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, HEAVY CHAIN 1976-1991, see IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS 1973-1975
History Note: 2006 (1973)
Related: Heavy Chain Disease MeSH
DeCS ID: 30362
Unique ID: D007143
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/07/15
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains - Preferred
Concept UI M0011134
Scope note The largest of polypeptide chains comprising immunoglobulins. They contain 450 to 600 amino acid residues per chain, and have molecular weights of 51-72 kDa.
Preferred term Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Entry term(s) Heavy Chain Immunoglobulins
Heavy Chain, Immunoglobulin
Heavy Chains, Ig
Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulin
Heavy-Chain Immunoglobulins
Ig Heavy Chains
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain
Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain
Immunoglobulins, Heavy-Chain
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-III - Narrower
Concept UI M0011133
Preferred term Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-III
Entry term(s) Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH III
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-I - Narrower
Concept UI M0011132
Preferred term Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-I
Entry term(s) Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH I



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