Prions and Diseases - Volume 1, Physiology and Pathophysiology (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

Volume I highlights the association of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) with copper and zinc, the potential roles of PrPC in Alzheimer's disease and cancers, insoluble PrPC, PMCA, molecular and cellular mechanisms of PrPSc formation and clearance, possible co-factors involved in the conversion of PrPC into PrPSc, infectious and pathogenic forms of PrP, cell biology of prions, prion strains and their interference, as well as yeast prions and their inheritable and structural traits. This unique volume will take you through the fascinating chronicle of prions in mammals, yeast, and fungi.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Wen-Quan Zou • Pierluigi Gambetti
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	242
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-5304-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Proteins Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal physiology
LSN:	1-4614-5304-6
Barcode:	9781461453048

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