Australia antigen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBsAg).

Word forms

Australia antigen Australia antigens

Etymology

First isolated by American researcher Baruch S. Blumberg in the serum of an Australian Aboriginal person.

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