Recent advances in cell-free PrPSc amplification technique

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-259

  Atarashi, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PRION; PRION DISEASE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 63449127261     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986609787601697     Document Type: Article

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