Molecular biology of prions

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-166

  Weissmann, Charles ^a   Enari, Masato ^b   Klöhn, Peter Christian ^a   Rossi, Daniela ^c   Flechsig, Eckhard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conversion; Iatrogenic; Infection; Prion protein; Prions metal bound; Prions plastic bound; Propagation; Sterilosation; Strains; Transmission

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CASE REPORT; CHIMPANZEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FATAL FAMILIAL INSOMNIA; FEMALE; GERSTMANN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

EID: 0036360817     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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