Spontaneous generation of mammalian prions
Spontaneous generation of mammalian prions
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Prions are transmissible agents that cause lethal neurodegeneration in humans and other mammals. Prions bind avidly to metal surfaces such as steel wires and, when surface-bound, can initiate infection of brain or cultured cells with remarkable efficiency. While investigating the properties of metal-bound prions by using the scrapie cell assay to m...
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Spontaneous generation of mammalian prions
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_748937557
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_748937557
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1004036107
