Prion diseases and the spleen

Viral Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 334-349

  Daude, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CATTLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOAT; HAMSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; RODENT; SHEEP; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PHENOTYPE; PRION DISEASES; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRICETINAE; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

EID: 4544236664     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2004.17.334     Document Type: Review

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