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Abstract
The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies pose an increasing problem for animal, and perhaps human, health. The infectious agent seems to lack a nucleic acid component, posing the question of how it can reproduce. A model of reproduction by nucleated polymerization suggests a number of novel approaches to the problem.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 9383397 DOI: 10.1016/1074-5521(95)90074-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Biol ISSN: 1074-5521