Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Scrapie, BSE and Related Human Disorders
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Human Spongiform Encephalopathies: Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Syndrome
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Purification of Scrapie Agents: How Far Have We Come?
- The Scrapie Fibril Protein and Its Cellular Isoform
- Ultrastructural Studies of Prions
- In Vitro Expression and Biosynthesis of Prion Protein
- Prion Protein Genes: Evolutionary and Functional Aspects
- Scrapie Strain Variation and Its Implications
- Evidence for Biological and Structural Diversity Among Scrapie Strains
- Genetics of Prion Diversity and Host Susceptibility
- Natural Transmission and Genetic Control of Susceptibility of Sheep to Scrapie
- The Scrapie Agent In Vitro
- The Scrapie Agent: “A Virus by Any Other Name”
- Novel Properties and Biology of Scrapie Prions
- Identifying and Mapping Changes in Gene Expression Involved in the Neuropathology of Scrapie and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Search for a Transmissible Agent in Alzheimer’s Disease: Studies of Human Buffy Coat