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The Expanding Universe of Prion Diseases
Prions cause fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative disease. These etiological infectious agents are formed in greater part from a misfolded cell-surface protein called PrP(C). Several mammalian species are affected by the diseases, and in the case of “mad cow disease” (BSE) the agent has a tropi...
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Public Library of Science
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1434791/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16609731 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020026 |