"Protein-only" or "virino" in prion diseases?

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-288

  Yang, Chiming ^a   Chen, Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Mad cow disease; Neurodegenerative disorder; Prion radical; Prions; Subviral pathogen

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; KURU; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SCRAPIE;

EID: 0034477320     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02884692     Document Type: Review

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