| LC control no. | sh2017000364 |
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| LC classification | QR453 |
| Topical heading | Capsids (Virology) |
| Variant(s) | Protein coats (Virology) |
| See also | Viruses--Morphology |
| Found in | Work cat: Chang, J.R.-J. Scaffolding-mediated capsid size determination in bacteriophages, 2009. McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003 (capsid -- (Invertebrate zoology) -- The name applied to all members of the family Miridae; (Virology) -- In a virus, the protein shell surrounding the nucleic acid and its associated protein core. Also known as protein coat) International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering WWW home page, Feb. 17, 2017 knowledge/glossary (Capsid -- The protein coat of a virus. The capsid often determines the shape of the virus) Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary, 2007 (capsid -- the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid of a virus; it may have helical or icosahedral symmetry and is composed of structural units, or capsomers) Random House Webster's unabridged dictionary, 2001 (capsid -- the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus) |
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