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Spongiform Encephalopathies Summary
546 words, approx. 2 pages Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), viral types of organisms often called "slow viruses", cause progressive and fatal organic brain disease. Thus far, several types have been identified. Given the name due to the spongy appearance of the...
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Prion Disease : Biological Psychology
151 words, approx. 1 pages A fatal neurodegenerative disease in which there is SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY and an accumulation in brain of the abnormal, non-degradable form of PRION PROTEIN (PrPsc). The primary pathogenic event is the autocatalytic, post-translational modification...
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy : Environmental Health Terms
87 words, approx. 1 pages One of a group of diseases, in which changes in the grey matter of the brain appear as holes or vacuoles, giving the brain a spongy appearance under the microscope. The disease is generally specific to one species of animal and variants for a number of...
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy Information
1,977 words, approx. 7 pages
 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs, also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions that affect the brain and nervous system of humans and animals and are transmitted by prions. Mental and physical abilities deteriorate...


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