Uptake and dynamics of infectious prion protein in the intestine

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-255

  Ano, Yasuhisa ^a   Sakudo, Akikazu ^b   Nakayama, Hiroyuki ^c   Onodera, Takashi ^a,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

GALT; Intestinal epithelium; M cells; Peripheral nervous system; Prion protein

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRION DISEASE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRION DISEASES; PRPSC PROTEINS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 63449089734     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986609787601642     Document Type: Article

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