Shape and size of cell inclusion​

Inclusion bodies are abnormal structures with distinct size and shape and usually observed in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. They have a characteristic staining property and are typically composed of proteins.

General Features of Inclusion Bodies

• They are generally acidophilic.

•Maybe crystalline aggregates of virions.

•Represent degenerative changes

•produced by a viral infection.

•Are made of virus antigens present at the site of virus synthesis.

•They are seen as pink structures when stained with gypsum or methylene blue dye.