Prions and peripheral nerves: A deadly rendezvous

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2714-2725

  Heikenwalder, Mathias ^a   Julius, Christian ^a   Aguzzi, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Peripheral prion replication; Prions; Retrograde and anterograde axonal prion transport

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS;

EID: 34548317187     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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