Prion Diseases (Methods in Molecular Medicine) [Hardcover]

Harry F. Baker (Editor), Rosalind M. Ridley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0896033422 | ISBN-13: 978-0896033429 | Edition: 1st

Leading researchers and clinicians describe their state-of-the-art findings and hypotheses arising from a variety of different approaches to this group of diseases. Their approaches include clinical presentations, epidemiology, transgenic methods, and diagnostic tests via transmission electron microscopy and immunoblotting. The diseases treated range from human to animal spongiform encephalopathies and include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow disease, and scrapie.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Prion Diseases is a timely publication...Scientists already established in the subject as well as those embarking on such research for the first time will find the book useful. I also recommend it as a well structured text..-British Medical Journal

From the Back Cover

In Prion Diseases leading researchers and clinicians describe their state-of-the-art findings and hypotheses arising from a variety of different approaches to this group of diseases. Their approaches include clinical presentations, epidemiology, transgenic methods, and diagnostic tests via transmission electron microscopy and immunoblotting. The diseases covered include human and animal spongiform encephalopathies, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow disease, and scrapie. Prion Diseases illuminates the conflicting hypotheses that have evolved to explain these diverse disorders which can appear as infectious diseases a genetically determined diseases, as well as ones sharing neuropathological similarities with such common neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotropic lateral sclerosis. It provides a much-needed overview of various approaches to understanding these diseases by showing how researchers have analyzed their different facets, ranging from the epidemiology of the human versions to molecular genetics of the animal forms of the diseases.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (July 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896033422
• ISBN-13: 978-0896033429
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)