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Inclusion Bodies

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Definition: 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)  for bacteria, coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM); for viruses, INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL is available   
Examples Erythrocyte Inclusions; Inclusion Bodies, Viral; Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies; Lewy Bodies; Mallory Bodies 		Other names Inclusions, Cytoplasmic; Inclusions, Cellular; Inclusion, Cytoplasmic; Inclusion, Cellular; Inclusion Body; Cytoplasmic Inclusion; Cellular Inclusion; Body, Inclusion; Bodies, Inclusion; Cytoplasmic Inclusions; Cellular Inclusions
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Geleophysic dwarfism  0   *Dwarfism *Eye Abnormalities Inclusion Bodies Connective Tissue/abnormalities.
Microvillus inclusion disease  0   *Malabsorption Syndromes *Mucolipidoses Inclusion Bodies Microvilli/pathology.
poly(3-hydroxy-5-phenylvalerate)  0   *Polyesters Inclusion Bodies Pseudomonas. Int J Biol Macromol 1999 Nov;26(2-3):187-92
poly(3-hydroxynonanoate)  0   *Polyesters Inclusion Bodies Pseudomonas. Int J Biol Macromol 1999 Nov;26(2-3):187-92
IbpB protein, E coli  0   *Heat-Shock Proteins *Escherichia coli Proteins Inclusion Bodies. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1995 Jul;11(4):265-72
IbpA protein, E coli  0   *Heat-Shock Proteins *Escherichia coli Proteins Inclusion Bodies. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1995 Jul;11(4):265-72

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