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Descriptor English: Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Descriptor Spanish: Antígenos de Superficie de la Hepatitis B
Descriptor antígenos de superficie de la hepatitis B
Entry term(s) HBsAg
antígeno Australia
Scope note: Antígenos del virus de la hepatitis B que se encuentran en la superficie de la partícula de Dane y sobre las partículas esféricas y tubulares de 20 nm. Se conocen varias subespecificidades del antígeno de superficie. Anteriormente se denominaban "antígeno Australia".
Descriptor Portuguese: Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B
Descriptor French: Antigènes de surface du virus de l'hépatite B
Entry term(s): Antigen, Australia
Australia Antigen
HBsAg
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Tree number(s): D12.776.964.350.495.500.475
D23.050.327.495.500.475
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006514
Scope note: Those hepatitis B antigens found on the surface of the Dane particle and on the 20 nm spherical and tubular particles. Several subspecificities of the surface antigen are known. These were formerly called the Australia antigen.
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: Hepatitis B Antigens (1973-1977)
Hepatitis B Virus (1970-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 81; was HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN 1977-80; AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN was see HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1977, was heading 1973-76, was see HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1971-72; HEPATITIS ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN was see AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN 1973-75, was see under HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1970-72
Online Note: use HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS to search HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN 1977-80; to search AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN use HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1973-77 & HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1971-72
History Note: 81; was HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN 1977-80; AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN was see HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1977, was heading 1973-76, was see HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1971-72; HEPATITIS ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN was see AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN 1973-75, was see under HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1970-72
DeCS ID: 6669
Unique ID: D006514
NLM Classification: WC 536
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - Preferred
Concept UI M0010217
Scope note Those hepatitis B antigens found on the surface of the Dane particle and on the 20 nm spherical and tubular particles. Several subspecificities of the surface antigen are known. These were formerly called the Australia antigen.
Preferred term Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Entry term(s) Antigen, Australia
Australia Antigen
HBsAg
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen



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