Hofmeister Effect in RT-QuIC Seeding Activity of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that causes a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cervids. Cases of CWD are rapidly increasing in North America among wild and farmed cervid populations, and potential for zoonotic transmission is not yet determined. The...

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Main Authors: Soyoun Hwang, Danielle Beckley, Konstantin P. Alekseev, Eric M. Nicholson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.709965/full