Prion Protein Peptide Neurotoxicity Can Be Mediated by Astrocytes
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- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 73 (3) , 1105-1113
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0731105.x
Abstract
: A peptide based on amino acids 106‐126 of the sequence of human prion protein (PrP106‐126) is neurotoxic in culture. A role for astrocytes mediating PrP106‐126 toxicity was investigated. ...Keywords
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