Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies:
Bruce W. . Ed(S): Chesebro
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chesebro, Bruce W. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 297 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJ; MMFM; PSAN; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
In spite of a long history of intense investigation the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies remain a poorly understood family of neurodegenerative diseases. This group of diseases has been described in a wide variety of animal species and includes kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome in humans, and scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and related syndromes in ruminants and rodents. In all cases spongiform degeneration and astrocytosis are seen in specimens of brain and a filterable transmissible agent is present in the brain and some other tissues of affected individuals. However, the precise nature of this agent remains unknown. Agent infectivity, which can ... Read more
In spite of a long history of intense investigation the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies remain a poorly understood family of neurodegenerative diseases. This group of diseases has been described in a wide variety of animal species and includes kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome in humans, and scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and related syndromes in ruminants and rodents. In all cases spongiform degeneration and astrocytosis are seen in specimens of brain and a filterable transmissible agent is present in the brain and some other tissues of affected individuals. However, the precise nature of this agent remains unknown. Agent infectivity, which can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642765421
SKU
V9783642765421
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