Molecular biology of scrapie-like agents.
A detailed account is given of the nature of the causal agent of scrapie and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, with reference to proteinase-resistant protein and its gene, subviral particles and the prion hypothesis.
Bennett
A D
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Institute for Animal Health, Compton Laboratory, Nr. Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Birkett
C R
CR
Bostock
C J
CJ
D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018620:PrPSc Proteins; D011328:Prions / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry
D018620:PrPSc Proteins; D011328:Prions; D012367:RNA, Viral