Converting the prion protein: what makes the protein infectious.

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Published in Biochim Biophys Acta on July 25, 2006

Authors

Ilia V Baskakov1, Leonid Breydo

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. baskakov@umbi.umd.edu

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