Correlation between structural element and infectivity of prion protein;La structure de la protéine prion et la relation avec son infectiosité

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 806-807

  Brigitte, Madly ^a   Chrétien, Fabrice ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMYLOID PROTEIN; CONGO RED; POLYPEPTIDE; PRION PROTEIN; THIOFLAVINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 27144434140     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20052110806     Document Type: Note

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