Mechanisms of neuroinvasion by prions: Molecular principles and present status of research;Mechanismen der neuroinvasion von prionen: Molekulare grundlagen und aktueller stand der forschung

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 435-442

  Brandner, S ^a   Klein, M A ^a   Aguzzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lymphoreticular system; Neural grafting; Neuroinvasion; Prions

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRION DISEASE; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0034712486     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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