Slow virus infections of the central nervous system : investigational approaches to etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases / edited by Volker ter Meulen, Michael Katz.

  • Workshop on Slow Virus Infections (1975 : University of Würzburg)
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[1977], ©1977
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New York : Springer-Verlag, [1977], ©1977.

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xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes

"Proceedings: Workshop on Slow Virus Infections, University of Würzburg, March 24-26, 1975"

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Scrapie: pathogenesis in inbred mice: an assessment of host control and response involving many strains of agent / A.G. Dickinson & H. Fraser -- Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and transmissible presenile dementias / D. Carleton Gajdusek & Clarence J. Gibbs -- Sheep progressive pneumonia viruses / Donald H. Harter -- Borna, the disease- a summary of our present knowledge / H. Ludwig & H. Becht -- Borna disease: patterns of infection / Kurt Danner -- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy / Richard T. Johnson, Opendra Narayan, Leslie P. Weiner, & John E. Greenlee -- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis / Michael Katz -- A concept of virus-induced demyelinating encephalomyelitis relative to an animal model / A. Koestner & S. Krakowka -- The biologic role of host-dependent proteolytic cleavage of a paramyxovirus glycoprotein / Purnell W. Choppin & Andreas Scheid -- Multiple sclerosis: a case for viral etiology / V. ter Meulen -- In search of the abominable snowman or "deine Viren, meine Viren" in multiple sclerosis / Hilary Koprowski -- Characterization of the virus antibody activity of oligoclonal IgG produced in the central nervous system of patients with myltiple sclerosis / Erling Norrby -- Demyelination in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis / Ellsworth C. Alvord -- Genetic aspects of multiple sclerosis / Ernst K. Kuwert & Hans J. Bertrams -- Cell-mediated immunity in multiple sclerosis / Casper Jersild -- Critique: the virologist / Ludvik Prevec -- Temperature-sensitive viruses: possible role in chronic and inapparent infections / Julius S. Younger -- The geneticist / A.D. Bloom -- Critique: afterthoughts of an immunologist / Eberhard Wecker -- Critique: the epidemiologist / Brian MacMahon -- Conclusions: outlook on future research / C.A. Mims.

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  • 0387901884