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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/22977| Title: | An update on prions and prion-like disorders |
| Authors: | Grech, Alfred Balzan, Michael |
| Keywords: | Prions -- Research Prion diseases -- Pathophysiology Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease Huntington's disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Grech, A., & Balzan, M. (2017). An update on prions and prion-like disorders. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 16(3), 12-14. |
| Abstract: | Prions are infectious agents composed of protein materials. Prions fold in multiple ways, at least one of which is transmissible to other prions; transmission between species leads to prion diseases, such as the more commonly known "mad-cow disease". |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/22977 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Volume 16, Issue 3 The Synapse, Volume 16, Issue 3 |
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