Fish models in prion biology: Underwater issues

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1812, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 402-414

  Málaga Trillo, Edward ^a   Salta, Evgenia ^b   Figueras, Antonio ^c   Panagiotidis, Cynthia ^d   Sklaviadis, Theodoros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^d INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fish; Neurodegeneration; Prion protein; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FISH MODEL; FOOD CHAIN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; FISHES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78751702546     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.09.013     Document Type: Review

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