Mesh term Inclusion Bodies
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Description
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. (Stedman, 25th ed)Browse to child terms:
Erythrocyte Inclusions
Inclusion Bodies, Viral
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies
Lewy Bodies
Mallory Bodies
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