Effects of glycosylation on the structure and fibrillization of prion protein fragments

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2003. === Vita. === Includes bibliographical references. === It is now accepted that the structural transition from PrPc to PrPSc is the major event leading to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Although the mechanis...

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Main Author: Bosques, Carlos J. (Carlos Javier), 1974-
Other Authors: Barbara Imperiali.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29953