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PRION HYPOTHESIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
DEF

Model which maintains that the forms of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are caused by the aberrant protein agents devoid of informational nucleic acid which in turn cause the pathological modification of host-encoded prion proteins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
DEF

Modèle soutenant que l'agent causal des encéphalopathies spongiformes transmissibles est dépourvu d'acide nucléique et est responsable des changements de conformation de la protéine prion.

Spanish

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