TY - BOOK ID - 66221252 TI - Prion diseases and copper metabolism PY - 2002 SN - 0857099914 189856387X 9780857099914 9781898563877 PB - Chichester DB - UniCat KW - Prion diseases. KW - Copper KW - Metabolism. KW - Copper metabolism KW - Copper in the body KW - Encephalopathies, Spongiform KW - Prion infections KW - Spongiform encephalopathies KW - Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies KW - Unconventional slow virus diseases KW - Communicable diseases KW - Slow virus diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:66221252 AB - International authorities here investigate research into the prion diseases which include Scrapie of sheep, BSE the ""Mad Cow"" disease, and CJD one of the human diseases. The role of metals in these diseases has become of great importance, linking it with some of the changes in Alzheimer's disease. The book focuses on metabolism of copper and manganese which are found in these diseases. It stems from proceedings of the international workshop at Christ's College, Cambridge University in 2001. After an introduction on the history of research into the diseases, there are discussions on the effec ER -