"Forssman Antigen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glycolipid, cross-species antigen that induces production of antisheep hemolysin. It is present on the tissue cells of many species but absent in humans. It is found in many infectious agents.
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D005577
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.050.244.436
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Forssman Antigen" by people in Profiles.
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Neutral glycolipid antigens as developmental markers of mouse teratocarcinoma and early embryos: an immunologic and chemical analysis. J Immunol. 1982 Aug; 129(2):603-9.
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Immunochemical relationship between Forssman and globoside glycolipid antigens. Immunol Commun. 1981; 10(3):237-50.