Inclusion Bodies, Viral |
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| Negri Body; Bodies, Negri; Bodies, Viral Inclusion; Body, Negri; Body, Viral Inclusion; Inclusion Body, Viral; Viral Inclusion Body | |
| 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. | |