Dangerous liaisons between a microbe and the prion protein

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Aguzzi, Adriano ^a   Hardt, Wolf Dietrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; PRION PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRUCELLA; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA; CHAPERONIN 60; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PRIONS;

EID: 0038491424     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030732     Document Type: Note

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