Theoretical modeling of prion disease incubation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 707-718

  Kulkarni, R V ^a,c   Slepoy, A ^b   Singh, R R P ^a   Cox, D L ^a   Pazmandi F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; INCUBATION TIME; MODEL; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0041343119     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74514-7     Document Type: Article

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