| 释义 |
Dane particle Med.|deɪn|
[Named after D. M. S. Dane (b. 1923), English pathologist, who with others reported its discovery (Lancet (1970) 4 Apr. 695).]
A spherical particle found in the blood of patients with hepatitis B, now recognized as the capsulated form of the virus responsible for the disease.
1971J. D. Almeida in Postgrad. Med. Jrnl. XLVII. 486/2 The particles described by Dane et al. (1970) which we shall describe as Dane particles. 1976Lancet 20 Nov. 1123/1 There was a rapid and reproducible fall in the serum levels of Dane-particle-associated d.n.a., d.n.a. polymerase, and core antigen, all of which are thought to be components of the complete hepatitis-B virus particle. 1981Greenwood & Whittle Immunol. of Med. in Tropics v. 137 Hepatitis B surface antigen occurs in the serum in three forms, spherical particles..filamentous forms and double-shelled particles about 40 nm in diameter. The last structures, known as Dane particles..are thought to be the complete virion. |
