Chemicals and Drugs

Epitopes

Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies.

MeSH Record

Classification

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Antigenic Determinant
  • Antigenic Determinants
  • Epitope
  • Determinant, Antigenic
  • Determinants, Antigenic
  • Antigenic Specificity
  • Specificity, Antigenic

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

entry term ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS: do not confuse with genetic determinants ( = GENES or specific)

MeSH Record

History Note

96; was ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS 1970-95 (as Prov 1970-71)

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Antigens (1966-1969)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epitopes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000939. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000939
  2. Epitopes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitope
  3. Epitopes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128711