Why are prion diseases precluded by non-mammals?

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 206-208

  Ji, Hong Fang ^a   Zhang, Hong Yu ^a   Chen, Ling Ling ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PRION PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RATS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247849429     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2007.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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