Prion diseases and the BSE crisis
Prion diseases and the BSE crisis
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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are among the most notable central nervous system degenerative disorders caused by prions. CJD may present as a sporadic, genetic, or infectious illness. Prions are transmissible particles that are devoid of nucleic acid and seem to be composed exclusively of a modifie...
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Prion diseases and the BSE crisis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79320021
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79320021
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.278.5336.245
