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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cell structures
  4. inclusion bodies

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inclusion bodies

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Definition

  • Information 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

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23439

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