Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice
Monday, December 8, 2008 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found novel prion infectivity in white and brown fat tissues of mice. Prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, are infectious progressive fatal neurodegenerative diseases which affect humans as well as wild and domestic animals.
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