Prion research: the next frontiers

被引：188

作者：

Aguzzi, A ^{[1
]}

Weissmann, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV ZURICH, INST MOL BIOL, CH-8091 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

来源：

NATURE | 1997年 / 389卷 / 6653期

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D O I：

10.1038/39758

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Although the precise structure of the infectious agent that causes priori diseases is still unknown, important features of its molecular genetics have been elucidated. The transmissibility of BSE to humans dramatically highlights the need to understand priori biology fully.

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