Membrane toxicity of abnormal prion protein in adrenal chromaffin cells of scrapie infected sheep.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases are associated with accumulations of disease specific PrP (PrP(d)) in the central nervous system (CNS) and often the lymphoreticular system (LRS). Accumulations have additionally been recorded in other tissues including the periphera...

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Main Authors: Gillian McGovern, Martin Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587603?pdf=render