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Infectious particles, stress, and induced prion amyloids: A unifying perspective

Transmissible encephalopathies (TSEs) are believed by many to arise by spontaneous conversion of host prion protein (PrP) into an infectious amyloid (PrP-res, PrP(Sc)) without nucleic acid. Many TSE agents reside in the environment, with infection controlled by public health measures. These include...

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Autor principal: Manuelidis, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23633671
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/viru.24838