"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.
The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D002213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A21.249.500.250 B04.950.500.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsid" by people in Profiles.
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Use of human papillomavirus type 6 capsids to detect antibodies in people with genital warts. J Infect Dis. 1995 Jul; 172(1):11-8.