ISSN:
1546-170X
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
[Auszug] Prions, the etiological agents for infectious degenerative encephalopathies, act by entering the cell and inducing conformational changes in PrPc (a normal cell membrane sialoglycoprotein), which result in cell death. A specific cell-surface receptor to mediate PrPc and prion endocytosis has been ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm1297-1376
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