Prion Diseases
Richard Baker
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Description for Prion Diseases
Hardback. This volume discusses such areas as the surveillance of prion diseases, methods of preventing infection by prion diseases, neuropathological diagnosis of prion diseases, utilization of immunotechniques for the diagnosis of prion diseases, and the pathogenesis of prion disease. Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MF; MJN; PSD; PSF; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Harry Baker and Rosalind Ridley have done an admirable job in assem bling this collection of articles that describe the methodology frequently used to study a group of CNS illnesses often referred to as the "prion diseases." Research on prions and the disorders that they cause has progressed relatively rapidly over the last decade since the discovery of the prion protein (PrP) that allowed the application of modem molecular biological and genetic tools. The power of these techniques is awesome and their use in deciphering the once mysterious prion diseases has brought a wealth of new information. Although prions are ... Read more
Harry Baker and Rosalind Ridley have done an admirable job in assem bling this collection of articles that describe the methodology frequently used to study a group of CNS illnesses often referred to as the "prion diseases." Research on prions and the disorders that they cause has progressed relatively rapidly over the last decade since the discovery of the prion protein (PrP) that allowed the application of modem molecular biological and genetic tools. The power of these techniques is awesome and their use in deciphering the once mysterious prion diseases has brought a wealth of new information. Although prions are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Series
Methods in Molecular Medicine
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896033429
SKU
V9780896033429
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Reviews for Prion Diseases
Prion Diseases is a timely publication...Scientists already established in the subject as well as those embarking on such research for the first time will find the book useful. I also recommend it as a well structured text..-British Medical Journal