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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: The book opens with an introductory chapter that provides an overview. This is followed by four chapters (chapters 2-5) dealing with fundamental aspects of prion biology, including functions of the cellular isoform of prion protein (PrPC) and molecular mechanisms of prion diseases. The next two chapters (chapters 6-7) focus on clinical aspects of human prion diseases and current approaches for effective inactivation methods. The last part of the book (chapters 8-9) summarizes animal prion diseases, including BSE, scrapie and chronic wasting disease (CWD). In the final chapter, Professor Onoder. |
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Print version: Prions. Second edition. Norfolk : Caister Academic Press, 2019 ISBN 1910190950 ISBN 9781910190951 (OCoLC)1050622306 |