Short analytical review: Prion diseases and the immune system

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-85

  Aucouturier, Pierre ^a,b   Carp, Richard I ^c   Carnaud, Claude ^b   Wisniewski, Thomas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune tolerance; Lymphoid organs; PrP

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944392504     PISSN: 00901229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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