Mesh term Biomarkers
Browse to parent terms:Biological Factors
Description
Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE and its effects, disease diagnosis; METABOLIC PROCESSES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREGNANCY; cell line development; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; etc.Browse to child terms:
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Antigens, Differentiation
Biomarkers, Pharmacological
Biomarkers, Tumor
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
Environmental Biomarkers
Fibrinopeptide A
Genetic Markers
Oligoclonal Bands
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