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Prions Prions Prions
Stanley B. . Ed(S): Prusiner
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Paperback. Editor(s): Prusiner, Stanley B. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 170 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 283.
A series of remarkable discoveries in the past three decades have led to the molecular and genetic characterization of the transmissible pathogen causing scrapie in animals and a quartet of human illnesses: kuru, Jakob-Creutzfeld disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, and fatal familial insomnia. To distinguish this pathogen from viruses and viroids, the term "prion" was introduced to emphasize its proteinaceous and infectious nature.
Stanley B. Prusiner, editor of this volume, was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his pioneering discovery of prions. The book reviews advances in studies of prions, which - as considereable evidence indicates - are ... Read more
A series of remarkable discoveries in the past three decades have led to the molecular and genetic characterization of the transmissible pathogen causing scrapie in animals and a quartet of human illnesses: kuru, Jakob-Creutzfeld disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, and fatal familial insomnia. To distinguish this pathogen from viruses and viroids, the term "prion" was introduced to emphasize its proteinaceous and infectious nature.
Stanley B. Prusiner, editor of this volume, was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his pioneering discovery of prions. The book reviews advances in studies of prions, which - as considereable evidence indicates - are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Number of Pages
163
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642646409
SKU
V9783642646409
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Reviews for Prions Prions Prions
"...a compilation of information that will be a reference for years to come for the specialised reader." British Jnl of Biomedical Science