Prion Biology

Prion Biology
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1621820939
ISBN-13 : 9781621820932
Rating : 4/5 (932 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Prion Biology by : Stanley B. Prusiner

Download or read book Prion Biology written by Stanley B. Prusiner and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prions are infectious proteins responsible for diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and "mad cow" disease. They are misfolded versions of normal proteins that replicate by converting their normal cellular counterparts into abnormal prion proteins that disrupt cell function and can be transmitted to other cells and individuals. This book examines our under-standing of their structure, biochemistry, and pathophysiology.


Prion Biology Related Books

Prion Biology
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Stanley B. Prusiner
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Prions are infectious proteins responsible for diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and "mad cow" disease. They are misfolded versions of normal proteins
Prions
Language: en
Pages: 191
Authors: Claudio Soto
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-12-20 - Publisher: CRC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Prion-related diseases, known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are infectious, fatal neurodegenerative disorders for which there is no cure,
Madness and Memory
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Stanley B. Prusiner
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-29 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The author, a 1997 recipient of the Noble Prize in medicine, describes the years he spent researching and demonstrating how the infectious proteins known as pri
Human Prion Diseases
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors:
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-07 - Publisher: Elsevier

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Human Prion Diseases, Volume 153 is designed to update the reader on the latest advances and clinical aspects of prion diseases. The book is organized into five
Advancing Prion Science
Language: en
Pages: 125
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-20 - Publisher: National Academies Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Advancing Prion Science, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Assessment of Relevant Science recommends priorit