Term Name: Lewy body
Synonyms: cytoplasmic inclusion
Definition: Cytoplasmic, spherical inclusion commonly found in damaged neurons, and composed of abnormally phosphorylated, neurofilament proteins aggregated with ubiquitin and alpha-synuclein.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097413]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: Lewy body core Lewy body corona
is a type of: inclusion body
has subtype: classical Lewy body cortical Lewy body