Prions Some Physiological and Pathophysiological Aspects

• अन्य लेखक: Nikolaev Sirakov, Ivo (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2019
• विषय: Infectious & contagious diseases
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is expressed as a cell surface protein mainly in the central and peripheral nervous system. The discovery that prions are infectious agents changed the concept of protein synthesis in modern biology and built a bridge between the genesis of infectious and genetic di...