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inclusion body

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inclusion body
n.
An abnormal structure in a cell nucleus or cytoplasm having characteristic staining properties and associated especially with certain viral infections, such as rabies and smallpox.
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Noun1.inclusion body - any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
cellular inclusion, inclusion
body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
plasmid, plasmid DNA - a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
cancer body, Russell's body - an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
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No A-type inclusion body (ATI) was seen, reinforcing the conclusion that this virus was likely not a CPXV, but a VACV.
Passatempo virus, a vaccinia virus strain, Brazil by Kroon, Erna G. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Gene for A-type inclusion body protein is useful for a polymerase chain reaction assay to differentiate orthopoxviruses.
Monkeypox transmission and pathogenesis in prairie dogs by Zaki, Sherif R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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