Anatomy

Viral Inclusion Bodies

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.

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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.

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  • Inclusion Bodies, Viral
  • Bodies, Viral Inclusion
  • Body, Viral Inclusion
  • Inclusion Body, Viral
  • Viral Inclusion Body
  • Negri Bodies
  • Negri Body
  • Bodies, Negri
  • Body, Negri

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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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  1. A11w.284w.420w.390
  2. G06.920.400

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Viral Inclusion Bodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007181. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007181
  2. Viral Inclusion Bodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70203574