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... > Biological Factors > Antigens > Antigens, Viral > Hepatitis Antigens > Hepatitis B Antigens > Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens  

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Entry terms

  • Antigen, Australia
  • Australia Antigen
  • HBsAg
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

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.

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

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006514

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