Anatomy

Inclusion Bodies

A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or MALLORY BODIES), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. Inclusion bodies are in cells infected with certain filtrable viruses, observed especially in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or MALLORY BODIES), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. Inclusion bodies are in cells infected with certain filtrable viruses, observed especially in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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11 entry terms
  • Cellular Inclusions
  • Bodies, Inclusion
  • Body, Inclusion
  • Cellular Inclusion
  • Inclusion Body
  • Inclusion, Cellular
  • Inclusions, Cellular
  • Cytoplasmic Inclusions
  • Cytoplasmic Inclusion
  • Inclusion, Cytoplasmic
  • Inclusions, Cytoplasmic

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for bacteria, coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM); for viruses, INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL is available

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History Note

94; was CELLULAR INCLUSIONS 1970-93 (Prov 1970-71); INCLUSION BODIES was see CELLULAR INCLUSIONS 1972-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Cytoplasmic Granules (1966-1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inclusion Bodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002479. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002479
  2. Inclusion Bodies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusion_bodies
  3. Inclusion Bodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1308970