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The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo

19971,259 citationsJournal Article

Authors

David R. Brown · University of Göttingen

Kefeng Qin · University of Toronto

Jochen Herms · University of Göttingen

Axel Madlung · University of Göttingen

Robert Strome · University of Toronto

Paul E. Fraser · University of Toronto

Topics & Keywords

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Trace Elements in Health Neurological diseases and metabolism

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 390, Issue 6661, pp. 684-687

DOI: 10.1038/37783

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 15.26

The cellular prion protein binds copper in vivo | Researchclopedia

Theo P.A. Kruck

· University of Toronto

Alex von Bohlen · Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS

Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer · University of Göttingen

Armin Giese · University of Göttingen

David Westaway · University of Toronto

Hans A. Kretzschmar · University of Göttingen