Disease-specific particles without prion protein in prion diseases - Phenomenon or epiphenomenon?

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-397

  Liberski, P P ^a   Brown, P ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Prion; Tubulovesicular structures; Virus like structures

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANULE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 34447115702     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2007.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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