In article <R.Burge.54.000B9573 at bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk>, R.Burge at bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk
(Richard Burge) wrote:
> Breaking off at a tangent - just how does one explain how an ingested prion is
> infectious anyway? I can't see it getting past the stomach, so I would imagine
> it is getting into the bloodstream somehow. The reactive part of the prion
> protein is about 27kD, however - does this _really_ get past the BBB?
I believe parts of prion are protease resistant - hence it gets past the
stomach
Martin
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