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Antibody Specificity MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Antibody Specificity
Tree Number(s)
G12.100
Unique ID
D000918
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000918
Annotation
coord IM with specific antibody (IM)
Scope Note
The property of antibodies which enables them to react with some ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS and not with others. Specificity is dependent on chemical composition, physical forces, and molecular structure at the binding site.
NLM Classification #
QW 570
Previous Indexing
Antibodies (1966-1969)
See Also
Antibodies, Bispecific
T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72(70)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Antibody Specificity Preferred
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