Hepatitis B stool surface antigen (HBsAg) is a glycoprotein on the surface of hepatitis B virus. After infection with HBV, HBsAg appears as first virus marker. HBsAg can be found in the blood, saliva, breast milk, sweat, tears, nasopharyngeal secretions, semen and vaginal secretions of patients 2 to 6 months after infection with hepatitis B virus, and 2 to 8 weeks before the elevation of alanine aminotransferase, a positive result can be detected in the serum. HBsAg antibody is mainly used in the diagnosis of hepatitis B virus.
Specifications
Catalog No.
BX50247
Clone No.
BP6224
Application
IHC-P
Subcellular location
Cytoplasm
Control
HBV infection of liver
Recommended method
HIER
Volume
100μl/vial, 1ml/vial
Dilution
1:100-1:200
Immunogen
Recombinant fragment within Human HBsAg was usedas an immunogen.
Reference
1. Amano H, et al. (2021) Viruses 13, 2216.
2. Salpini R, et al. (2015) Hepatology 3, 823-833.