Prion protein and species barriers in the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Priola, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Prion protein; PrP; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SCRAPIE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033081356     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(99)80057-2     Document Type: Article

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