Prion biology and diseases /
edited by Stanley B. Prusiner.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Oxford : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press ; Lavis Marketing [distributor], 2003.
- 800 p. : ill. (some col.)
- Cold Spring Harbor monograph series .
- Cold Spring Harbor monograph series .
Previous ed.: 1999. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PRION BIOLOGY:- 1. An introduction to Prion Biology and Diseases--2. Development of the Prion Concept--3. Bioassays of Prion--4. Transmission and replication of Prions--5. Structural studies of Prion Proteins--6. Doppel, a new PrP-like mammalian Protein--FUNGAL PRIONS:- 7. Prions of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi: (URE3), (PSI+),(PIN+), and(Het-s)--TRANSGENETICS AND CELL BIOLOGY OF PRIONS:- 8. Knockouts, Knockins, Transgenics, and Transplants in Prion Research--9. Transgenetic investigations of the species barrier and prion strains--10. Cell Biology of Prions--PRION DISEASES IN ANIMALS:- 11. Scrapie, Chronic wasting disease, and transmissible mink encephalopathy--12. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and related diseases--HUMAN PRION DISEASE:- 13. Infectious and sporadic prion diseases--14. Inherited Prion Diseases--15. Neuropathology of prion diseases--METHODOLOGY, BIOSAFETY AND THERAPEUTICS:- 16. Some strategies and methods for the study of Prions--17. Biosafety issues in prion diseases--18. Therapeutic approaches to Prion Diseases.
This is a new edition of one of the most authoritative books in the field. It includes chapters on therapeutics and diagnostic methods and approaches.