Virion

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.

Year introduced: 1978

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Tree Number(s): A21.249

MeSH Unique ID: D014771

Entry Terms:

• Virions
• Virus Particle
• Particles, Virus
• Particle, Virus
• Virus Particles
• Viral Particle
• Particles, Viral
• Particle, Viral
• Viral Particles

Previous Indexing:

• specific virus
• Viral Proteins (1966-1977)

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Viral Structures
Virion
Nucleocapsid
Capsid
Viral Envelope