Capsid

"Capsid" 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.

MeSH information

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The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid.

Descriptor ID	D002213
MeSH Number(s)	A21.249.500.250 B04.950.500.250
Concept/Terms	Capsid Capsid Capsids

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Capsid".

Anatomy [A]
Viral Structures [A21]
Virion [A21.249]
Nucleocapsid [A21.249.500]
Capsid [A21.249.500.250]
Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
Virion [B04.950]
Nucleocapsid [B04.950.500]
Capsid [B04.950.500.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Capsid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Capsid".

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