Prions : current progress in advanced research / / edited by Akikazu Sakudo and Takashi Onodera

• Pubblicazione: Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.83
• Soggetto topico: Prion diseases; Prions
• Persona (resp. second.): SakudoAkikazu; OnoderaTakashi <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; Ch 01: Introduction; Ch 02: Prion Protein and the Family Members, Doppel and Shadoo; Ch 03: Function of Cellular Prion Protein; Ch 04: Effect of Microglial Inflammation in Prion Disease; Ch 05: Molecular Mechanisms of Prion Diseases; Ch 06: Inactivation of Prion and Endotoxins; Ch 07: Clinical Aspects of Human Prion Diseases; Ch 08: Immunological Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Prion Diseases; Ch 09: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Ch 10: Chronic Wasting Disease and Other Animal Prion Diseases; Ch 11: Future Prospects; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Prions are infectious, self-propagating proteinaceous agents that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans, scrapie in sheep and goats, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle. In recent years, great strides have been made in the understanding of the mechanism of prion propagation and neurotoxicity, however much remains to be discovered. A better understanding of the cell biology of the prion protein is essential for this, allowing for the development of novel anti-prion strategies. In this book, renowned prion experts review the
• Titolo autorizzato: Prions
• ISBN: 1-908230-89-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827966403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II