A neurotoxic and gliotrophic fragment of the prion protein increases plasma membrane microviscosity

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-57

  Salmona, M ^b   Forloni, G ^b   Diomede, L ^b   Algeri, M ^b   De Gioia, L ^b   Angeretti, N ^b   Giaccone, G ^a   Tagliavini, F ^a   Bugiani, O ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030719529     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nbdi.1997.0133     Document Type: Article

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