H-Y Antigen
2 definitions
2 definitions
"H-Y antigen": A sex-specific cell surface antigen produced by the sex-determining gene of the Y chromosome in mammals. It causes syngeneic grafts from males to females to be rejected and interacts with somatic elements of the embryologic undifferentiated gonad to produce testicular organogenesis.
A sex-specific cell surface antigen produced by
the sex-determining gene of the Y chromosome in
mammals. It causes syngeneic grafts from males to
females to be rejected and interacts with somatic
elements of the embryologic undifferentiated gonad
to produce testicular organogenesis.