PrP expression in B lymphocytes is not required for prion neuroinvasion

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1429-1433

  Klein, Michael A ^a   Frigg, Rico ^a   Raeber, Alex J ^a   Flechsig, Eckhard ^a   Hegyi, Ivan ^a   Zinkernagel, Rolf M ^a   Weissmann, Charles ^a   Aguzzi, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INVASION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, SCID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; SCRAPIE PRION;

EID: 0031759918     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/4022     Document Type: Article

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