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Viral Structures > Virion > Viral Envelope

Preferred term

Viral Envelope  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Bilayer lipid membrane acquired by VIRAL PARTICLES during VIRAL MORPHOGENESIS. Although the LIPIDS of the viral envelope are host derived, various virus-encoded INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS, i.e. VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS are incorporated there.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Virus Envelope

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L9NMVP95-P

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