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

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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.

Entry terms

  • 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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