The nature of the infectious agents: Prp models of resistant species to prion diseases (dog, rabbit and horses)

Prions and Prion Diseases: New Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 41-48

  Zhang, Jiapu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

And horse prion proteins; Dog; Immunity; Molecular dynamics.; Prion diseases; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888410299     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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