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gamma-Globulins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
gamma-Globulins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.485.397
D12.776.124.790.651.397
D12.776.377.715.548.397
Unique ID
D005719
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005719
Annotation
/defic = AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA or DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; index under IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE for therapy with gamma-globulins in general or unspecified; anti-gamma globulin antibodies = ANTI-ANTIBODIES (IM) + GAMMA-GLOBULINS (IM); gammopathies: coordinate GAMMA-GLOBULINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text
Scope Note
Serum globulins that migrate to the gamma region (most positively charged) upon ELECTROPHORESIS. At one time, gamma-globulins came to be used as a synonym for immunoglobulins since most immunoglobulins are gamma globulins and conversely most gamma globulins are immunoglobulins. But since some immunoglobulins exhibit an alpha or beta electrophoretic mobility, that usage is in decline.
Entry Term(s)
gamma-Globulin
Pharm Action
Immunologic Factors
Public MeSH Note
1996; see GAMMA GLOBULINS 1975-1995, see GAMMA GLOBULIN 1963-1974; /deficiency see GAMMA GLOBULIN DEFICIENCY see AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA 1963-1967
History Note
1996 (1963)
Date Established
1996/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2005/06/30
gamma-Globulins Preferred
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