Anatomy

Viral Envelope

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.

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Abstract

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.

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  • Virus Envelope
  • Envelope, Viral
  • Envelope, Virus
  • Envelopes, Viral
  • Envelopes, Virus
  • Viral Envelopes
  • Virus Envelopes

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14 allowable subheadings

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

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2021

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  1. A21.249w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viral Envelope. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000086942. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000086942
  2. Viral Envelope. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_envelope
  3. Viral Envelope. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q994215