Kiheung Kim

The Social Construction of Disease (eBook, ePUB)

From Scrapie to Prion

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A historical exploration of scientific disputes on the causation of so-called 'prion diseases', this fascinating book covers diseases including Scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134237128
• Artikelnr.: 42640792

Autorenporträt

Kiheung Kim

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Scrapie in Britain
1730-1960: A Brief Overview 3. Genetic Research in Edinburgh
1964-1979 4. Radiobiological Research at Compton
1964-1978 5. How Controversy Ends: Disputes on the Nature of Scrapie
1967-1980 6. American Research Trends: Unconventional Slow Viruses
1957-1980 7. Formulating Prion Hypothesis: Stanley Prusiner's Work
1972-1982 8. Prion Controversy
1982-1997 9. Molecularization of Prion Disease 10. Conclusion