BSE and prions: uncertainties about the agent

Science. 1998 Jan 2;279(5347):42-3. doi: 10.1126/science.279.5347.42.
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MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / chemistry
  • Amyloidosis / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / etiology*
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / transmission
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / epidemiology
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / etiology*
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / transmission
  • Gene Expression
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Mutation
  • Prion Diseases / etiology*
  • Prion Diseases / transmission
  • Prions / chemistry
  • Prions / genetics
  • Prions / metabolism
  • Prions / pathogenicity*
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • Virus Physiological Phenomena
  • Viruses / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Prions