| Forssman, John | <person> Swedish bacteriologist and pathologist, 1868-1947. See: Forssman antibody, Forssman antigen, Forssman reaction, Forssman antigen-antibody reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome | <syndrome> A condition characterised by mental deficiency, epilepsy, hypogonadism, hypometabolism, obesity, and narrow palpebral fissures; X-linked recessive inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Forssman antibody | A heterogenetic antibody specific for the Forssman group of heterogenetic antigens. Synonym: heterophil antibody, heterophile antibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forssman antigen | A glycolipid heterophil antigen present on tissue cells of many species. It was first described for sheep red cells and is not present on human, rabbit, rat, porcine or bovine cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Forssman antigen-antibody reaction | The combination of Forssman antibody with heterogenetic antigen of the Forssman type, as in the agglutination of sheep erythrocytes (which contain Forssman antigen) by serum from a person with infectious mononucleosis which contains Forssman antibody. Synonym: Forssman reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forssman, Hans | <person> Swedish physician, *1912. See: Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forssman hapten | A glycolipid from mammalian organs. Compare: Forssman antibody, Forssman antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Forssman reaction | The combination of Forssman antibody with heterogenetic antigen of the Forssman type, as in the agglutination of sheep erythrocytes (which contain Forssman antigen) by serum from a person with infectious mononucleosis which contains Forssman antibody. Synonym: Forssman reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abernethy, John | <person> British surgeon and anatomist, 1764-1831. See: Abernethy's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baker, john Randal | <person> English zoologist, *1900. See: Baker's pyridine extraction, Baker's acid haematein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baldy, John | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1860-1934. See: Baldy's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barlow, John | <person> 20th century South African cardiologist. See: Barlow syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barton, John Rhea | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1794-1871. See: Barton's bandage, Barton's forceps, Barton's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beckwith, John Beckwith | <person> U.S. Pathologist, *1933. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bell, John | <person> Scottish surgeon and anatomist, 1763-1820. See: Bell's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bittner, John | <person> U.S. Oncologist, 1904-1961. See: Bittner agent, Bittner's milk factor. (05 Mar 2000) |