An overview of animal prion diseases
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Prion diseases are transmissible neurodegenerative conditions affecting human and a wide range of animal species. The pathogenesis of prion diseases is associated with the accumulation of aggregates of misfolded conformers of host-encoded cellular prion protein (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/493 |