title: Auburn university research substantiates the hypothesis that metal microcrystal nucleators initiate the pathogenesis of TSEs.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Purdey
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011328:Prions / Q000378:metabolism*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D011328:Prions; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D010758:Phosphorus