The prion protein does not hesitate to produce aggregates;La protéine prion ne se fait pas prier pour faire des agrégats moléculaires

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1013-1014

  Goggin, Kevin ^a   Roucou, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRION; PRION DISEASE; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SCRAPIE;

EID: 36049046084     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: 19585381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200622121013     Document Type: Short Survey

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