Prion Stability and infectivity in the environment

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158-168

  Wiggins, Richard C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

BSE; CWD; Environment; Landfill; Metalloprotein; Prion; Scrapie; Soil; Surgical tools; Water

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; METALLOPROTEIN; MINERAL; POLYPEPTIDE; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; COMPREHENSION; CONFORMATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENTAL CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PURIFICATION; RESERVOIR; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SOIL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58149461393     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9741-6     Document Type: Article

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