Prion disease and the 'proteinonly hypothesis'

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 181-191

  Ma, Jiyan ^a   Wang, Fei ^a  

^a VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Protein only hypothesis'; Infectious protein; Prion infectivity; Prion protein conversion; Prion strain; Recombinant prion; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

PRION;

ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 84906260320     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0560181     Document Type: Article

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