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Inclusion Bodies, Viral  

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

Scope note

  • 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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