Heymann Nephritis Antigenic Complex
"Heymann Nephritis Antigenic Complex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex of antigenic proteins obtained from the brush border of kidney tubules. It contains two principal components LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN-2 and LDL-RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN. The name of this complex is derived from researcher, Dr. Walter Heymann, who developed an experimental model of membranous glomerulonephritis (GLOMERULONEPHRITIS) by injecting this antigenic complex into rats to induce an autoimmune response.
| Descriptor ID |
D026541
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.050.422.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Heymann Nephritis Antigenic Complex- Heymann Nephritis Antigenic Complex
- Nephritis Antigen, Heyman
- Heyman Nephritis Antigen
- Receptor-Associated Protein, Heymann Nephritis
- Receptor Associated Protein, Heymann Nephritis
- Heymann's Antigen
- Heymann Antigen
- Heymanns Antigen
- Nephritogenic Antigen
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