Analyzing the influence of PrP primary structure on prion pathogenesis in transgenic mice

Archives of Virology, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 16, 2001, Pages 87-94

  Campbell, S ^b   Dennehy, U ^b   Telling, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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