The pathological protein : mad cow, chronic wasting, and other deadly prion diseases / Philip Yam.
The pathological protein : mad cow, chronic wasting, and other deadly prion diseases / Philip Yam.
The pathological protein : mad cow, chronic wasting, and other deadly prion diseases / Philip Yam.
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Publisher
New York : Copernicus, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N616.83/34
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English
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284 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Copernicus, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"Doctors later discovered that Stephen had succumbed to a new kind of killer, the prion, now known to be the cause of mad cow disease in cattle, chronic wasting disease in American deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and fatal insomnia, among other exotic ailments, in humans. Doctors and researchers have been aware of some of these diseases...
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The pathological protein : mad cow, chronic wasting, and other deadly prion diseases / Philip Yam.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N616.83/34
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74VveLW8PRjA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VveLW8PRjA
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ISBN
0387955089 (alk. paper)
9780387955087 (alk. paper)
DDC
616.83
MMS ID
991017086209702626
