Pathogenesis of prion diseases: A progress report

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 889-902

  Aguzzi, A ^a   Heppner, F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Prion protein; Protein only hypothesis; Prp(C); Prp(Sc); Scrapie; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN GENETICS; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; TRANSGENE; YEAST;

EID: 0033778760     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400737     Document Type: Review

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