| Title |
Prion Protein in Milk
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2006
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000071 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nicola Franscini, Ahmed El Gedaily, Ulrich Matthey, Susanne Franitza, Man-Sun Sy, Alexander Bürkle, Martin Groschup, Ueli Braun, Ralph Zahn |
| Abstract |
Prions are known to cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) after accumulation in the central nervous system. There is increasing evidence that prions are also present in body fluids and that prion infection by blood transmission is possible. The low concentration of the proteinaceous agent in body fluids and its long incubation time complicate epidemiologic analysis and estimation of spreading and thus the risk of human infection. This situation is particularly unsatisfactory for food and pharmaceutical industries, given the lack of sensitive tools for monitoring the infectious agent. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 70 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 64 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 26% |
| Researcher | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 41% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 5 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 10 | 14% |