"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virion" by people in Profiles.
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Daily Vaginal Swabs and Mobile Phone Sex Report for Assessing HIV Virion Exposure Prospectively Among a Cohort of Young Sexually Active Women in South Africa (HVTN 915). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 06 01; 81(2):e39-e48.
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Common helical V1V2 conformations of HIV-1 Envelope expose the a4ß7 binding site on intact virions. Nat Commun. 2018 10 26; 9(1):4489.
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Anti-nucleocapsid protein immune responses counteract pathogenic effects of Rift Valley fever virus infection in mice. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e25027.
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Identification of predominant culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species and associated bacteriophages from women with and without vaginal discharge syndrome in South Africa. J Med Microbiol. 2011 Feb; 60(Pt 2):180-183.
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Initial B-cell responses to transmitted human immunodeficiency virus type 1: virion-binding immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies followed by plasma anti-gp41 antibodies with ineffective control of initial viremia. J Virol. 2008 Dec; 82(24):12449-63.
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Nature of nonfunctional envelope proteins on the surface of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Virol. 2006 Mar; 80(5):2515-28.
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Characterization and selection of HIV-1 subtype C isolates for use in vaccine development. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2003 Feb; 19(2):133-44.
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Susceptibility of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus orientalis) to infection by hepatitis B virus. Transplantation. 2000 Apr 15; 69(7):1429-34.