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Abnormal isoform of PRION PROTEINS resulting from a posttranslational modification of the cellular prion protein (PRPC PROTEINS). PrPSc are disease-specific proteins seen in certain human and animal neurodegenerative diseases (PRION DISEASES).
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- PrP 33-35
- PrP-res
- Scrapie PrP
- Scrapie PrP 33-35
- Sp 33-35
- PrP res
- HaSp 33-37
- PrP (CJD)
- PrP (GSS)
- Scrapie Agent
- Scrapie HaSp33-37 Protein
- Scrapie Virus
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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PrPSc stands for PRion Protein SCrapie; do not confuse with PRPC PROTEINS
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95; SCRAPIE AGENT was see PRIONS 1992-94, was heading 1987-91, was SCRAPIE PRION 1986, was SCRAPIE VIRUS 1966-85; SCRAPIE PRP was NM 1988-94; SCRAPIE VIRUS was see PRIONS 1992-94, was see SCRAPIE AGENT 1987-91, was see SCRAPIE PRION 1986, was heading 1966-85; RIDA VIRUS was see SCRAPIE AGENT 1976-91
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- Prions (1992-1994)
- Viral Proteins (1989-1991)
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- National Library of Medicine. PrPSc Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018620. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018620
- PrPSc Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77838387