Chemicals and Drugs

Biomarkers

Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE and its effects, disease diagnosis; METABOLIC PROCESSES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREGNANCY; cell line development; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; etc.

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Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE and its effects, disease diagnosis; METABOLIC PROCESSES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREGNANCY; cell line development; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; etc.

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49 entry terms
  • Biologic Marker
  • Biologic Markers
  • Biological Markers
  • Biomarker
  • Marker, Biological
  • Markers, Biological
  • Biological Marker
  • Marker, Biologic
  • Markers, Biologic
  • Biochemical Marker
  • Biochemical Markers
  • Clinical Marker
  • Clinical Markers
  • Immune Marker
  • Immune Markers
  • Immunologic Marker
  • Immunologic Markers
  • Laboratory Marker
  • Laboratory Markers
  • Marker, Biochemical
  • Marker, Clinical
  • Marker, Immunologic
  • Marker, Laboratory
  • Marker, Serum
  • Marker, Surrogate
  • Markers, Biochemical
  • Markers, Clinical
  • Markers, Immunologic
  • Markers, Laboratory
  • Markers, Serum
  • Markers, Surrogate
  • Markers, Viral
  • Serum Marker
  • Serum Markers
  • Surrogate End Point
  • Surrogate End Points
  • Surrogate Endpoint
  • Surrogate Endpoints
  • Surrogate Marker
  • Surrogate Markers
  • Viral Marker
  • Viral Markers
  • End Point, Surrogate
  • End Points, Surrogate
  • Endpoint, Surrogate
  • Endpoints, Surrogate
  • Marker, Immune
  • Marker, Viral
  • Markers, Immune

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, metabolism, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; coordinate with specific substance; note that many specific markers are available

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History Note

2016(1989)

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  1. D23.101w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biomarkers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015415
  2. Biomarkers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomarker
  3. Biomarkers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q864574