Do prions cause Parkinson disease?: The evidence accumulates

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-333

  Olanow, C Warren ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIONS;

EID: 84898007742     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24098     Document Type: Note

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