Antibodies elicited in a different species from which the antigen originated. These antibodies are directed against a wide variety of interspecies-specific antigens, the best known of which are Forssman, Hanganutziu-Deicher (H-D), and Paul-Bunnell (P-B). Incidence of antibodies to these antigens--i.e., the phenomenon of heterophile antibody response--is useful in the serodiagnosis, pathogenesis, and prognosis of infection and latent infectious states as well as in cancer classification.
Also Known As:
Antibodies, Heterophile; Antibodies, Heterologous; Antibodies, Heterophil; Antibodies, Xenogenic; Forssman Antibody; Heterogenetic Antibodies; Antibody, Forssman; Heterophil Antibodies; Heterotypic Antibodies; Xenogeneic Antibodies; Xenogenic Antibodies; Antibodies, Heterogenetic; Antibodies, Heterotypic; Antibodies, Xenogeneic; H-D Antibodies; Hanganutziu-Deicher Antibodies; Heteroantibodies; Heterologous Antibodies; P-B Antibodies; Paul-Bunnell Antibodies; Xenoantibodies