Preferred Label : inclusion bodies, viral;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : viral inclusion body; viral inclusion bodies; bodies, viral inclusion; body, viral inclusion; inclusion body, viral;
MeSH hyponym : negri body; Body, Negri; Negri Bodies; Bodies, Negri;
MeSH annotation : A11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted; coord IM with specific virus (IM);
Origin ID : D007181;
UMLS CUI : C0021158;
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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.
