Accumulation of prion protein in tonsil and appendix: Review of tissue samples

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7365, 2002, Pages 633-634

  Hilton, David A ^a   Ghani, Azra C ^b   Conyers, Lisa ^a   Edwards, Philip ^a   McCardle, Linda ^c   Penney, Mark ^a   Ritchie, Diane ^c   Ironside, James W ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TONSIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037151912     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7365.633     Document Type: Article

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