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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion disorders--current views.
Folia neuropathologica - 1 Jan 1994
Liberski P P
Abstract excerpt
Basic hypotheses concerning nature of an infectious agent of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are reported here. The agent may consist of a protein only (PrPsc), and for such a molecular structure the term "prion" has been coined. It may consist of a yet-to-be-discovered small oligonucleotide and a shell protein and this is the "virino" concept. Or, the agent may be a virus which has still eluded...
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