Docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids increase prion formation in neuronal cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, otherwise known as prion diseases, occur following the conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrP<sup>C</sup>) to an alternatively folded, disease-associated isoform (PrP&...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/39 |