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Cells > Cellular Structures > Inclusion Bodies > Inclusion Bodies, Viral

Preferred term

Inclusion Bodies, Viral  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An area showing altered staining behavior in the nucleus or cytoplasm of a virus-infected cell. Some inclusion bodies represent "virus factories" in which viral nucleic acid or protein is being synthesized; others are merely artifacts of fixation and staining. One example, Negri bodies, are found in the cytoplasm or processes of nerve cells in animals that have died from rabies.

Synonym(s)

  • Viral Inclusion Bodies

In other languages

  • French

  • Corps d'inclusion des virus
  • Corps d'inclusion du virus
  • Corps d'inclusion viral
  • Inclusions virales

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TK1TGP32-5

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