Heymann Antigen
《英文msh詞典》Heymann Antigen
[入口詞] Heymann Antigen
[主題詞] Heymann Nephritis Antigenic Complex
[英文釋義] A complex of antigenic proteins obtained from the brush border of kidney tubules. It contains two principal components LDL-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.