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Normal isoform of amyloid protein (PrP) in brains of spawning salmon

Molecular Psychiatry volume 2, pages 146–147 (1997)Cite this article

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The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are a group of subacute progressive degenerative diseases of the nervous system which are always fatal in their outcome. These diseases appear to be caused by the abnormal isoform of the precursor protein of amyloid designated prion protein. The normal isoform has been identified in the tissues of all mammalian species thus far tested as well as in Drosophila. We report the presence of this protein for the first time in the brains of fish.

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  1. Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    CJ Gibbs Jr

  2. Laboratory of Comparative Biology, Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy

    C L Bolis

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Jr, C., Bolis, C. Normal isoform of amyloid protein (PrP) in brains of spawning salmon. Mol Psychiatry 2, 146–147 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000250

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  • spongiform encephalopathy
  • prion protein
  • fish

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