Human prion diseases and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 10 REV. ISS., 1997, Pages 1699-1705

  Collinge, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; ISOMER; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; HUMANS; MAMMALS; POINT MUTATION; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030866540     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.10.1699     Document Type: Article

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