Prions and the lymphoreticular system

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 356, Issue 1406, 2001, Pages 177-184

  Weissmann, C ^a   Raeber, A J ^a   Montrasio, F ^a   Hegyi, I ^a   Frigg, R ^a   Klein, M A ^a   Aguzzi, A ^a   Dobson, C M ^a   Pepys, M B ^a   Byers, P H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Ectopic expression; Follicular dendritic cells; Lymphotoxin; PrP

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17744370501     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0763     Document Type: Conference Paper

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