Prion Diseases and the Immune System

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are caused by unusual infectious agents that are purported to contain a single type of macromolecule, a modified host glycoprotein. The term prion has been applied to this group of agents. Surprisingly, the immune system appears to behave as a Trojan's...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical Immunology 2000-08, Vol.96 (2), p.79-85
Hauptverfasser:	Aucouturier, Pierre, Carp, Richard I., Carnaud, Claude, Wisniewski, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Humans Immune System - physiology immune tolerance lymphoid organs Medical sciences Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Neurology Prion Diseases - immunology PrP
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