Biopsy diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by western blot: A case report

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 623-626

  Castellani, R J ^a   Parchi, P ^a   Madoff, L ^a   Gambetti, P ^a   Mckeever, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; electron microscopy; immunohistochemistry; prion protein; Western blot

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRION DISEASE;

EID: 0030907147     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90086-1     Document Type: Article

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