Neuro-immune connection in spread of prions in the body?

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9054, 1997, Pages 742-743

  Aguzzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030903469     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)22011-8     Document Type: Note

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