Virion
"Virion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The infective system of a virus, composed of the viral genome, a protein core, and a protein coat called a capsid, which may be naked or enclosed in a lipoprotein envelope called the peplos.
| Descriptor ID |
D014771
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A21.249 B04.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Virion- Virion
- Virions
- Viral Particles
- Virus Particle
- Particle, Virus
- Particles, Virus
- Virus Particles
- Viral Particle
- Particle, Viral
- Particles, Viral
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