Prion diseases of humans and farm animals: Epidemiology, genetics, and pathogenesis

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1726-1739

  Aguzzi, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunology; Inflammation; Prions; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PRION PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745047301     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03909.x     Document Type: Review

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