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Hirano bodies

MedGen UID:
636473
Concept ID:
C0521178
Cell Component
Synonym: Hirano body
SNOMED CT: Hirano body (57458003)
 
HPO: HP:0100316

Definition

Intracellular aggregates of actin and actin-associated proteins within nerve cells. [from HPO]

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PubMed

Prayson RA, Estes ML
Cleve Clin J Med 1994 Mar-Apr;61(2):115-22; quiz 162. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.61.2.115. PMID: 8194175

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