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Author/s: Kell, Douglas (D);

Affiliation: The University of Manchester, UK.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nature (Nature), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 460 (issue 7256) : pp 669

Dates: Created 2009/08/07; Completed 2009/09/18;

PMID: 19661875, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Animals Brain Chemistry Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - metabolism Ferritins - metabolism Humans Hydroxyl Radical - metabolism

Hydroxyl Radical - metabolism Iron - chemistry; metabolism PrPSc Proteins - metabolism Prion Diseases - metabolism Scrapie - metabolism Systems Biology

Associated Chemicals: PrPSc Proteins (0) ; Hydroxyl Radical (3352-57-6) ; Iron (7439-89-6) ; Ferritins (9007-73-2)

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