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Insights into the physiological function of cellular prion protein.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 May 2001
Martins V R, Mercadante A F, Cabral A L, Freitas A R, Castro R M
Abstract excerpt
Prions have been extensively studied since they represent a new class of infectious agents in which a protein, PrPsc (prion scrapie), appears to be the sole component of the infectious particle. They are responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which affect both humans and anima...
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