Slow Virus Infections of the Central Nervous System [electronic resource] : Investigational Approaches to Etiology and Pathogenesis of These Diseases /

Unconventional Agents -- Scrapie: Pathogenesis in Inbred Mice: An Assessment of Host Control and Response Involving Many Strains of Agent -- Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Transmissible Presenile Dementias -- Discussion/Chapters 1–2 -- Comment/Chapters 1–2 -- Sheep Progressive Pneumonia Viruses -- Discussion/Chapter 3 -- Comment/Chapter 3 -- Comment/Chapter 3 -- Conventional Agents -- Borna, the Disease—A Summary of Our Present Knowledge -- Borna Disease: Patterns of Infection -- Discussion/Chapters 4–5 -- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy -- Discussion/Chapter 6 -- Comment/Chapter 6 -- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis -- Comment/Chapter 7 -- A Concept of Virus-Induced Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis Relative to an Animal Model -- Comment/Chapter 8 -- The Biologic Role of Host-Dependent Proteolytic Cleavage of a Paramyxovirus Glycoprotein -- Discussion/Chapter 9 -- Comment/Chapter 9 -- Multiple Sclerosis -- Multiple Sclerosis: A Case for Viral Etiology -- In Search of the Abominable Snowman or “deine Viren, meine Viren” in Multiple Sclerosis -- Characterization of the Virus Antibody Activity of Oligoclonal IgG Produced in the Central Nervous System of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis -- Discussion/Chapters 10–12 -- Demyelination in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis -- Genetic Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis -- Cell-Mediated Immunity in Multiple Sclerosis -- Discussion/Chapters 13–15 -- Comment/Chapters 13–15 -- Critique on the Investigational Approaches to Etiology and Pathogenesis -- The Virologist -- Temperature-Sensitive Viruses: Possible Role in Chronic and Inapparent Infections -- Discussion/Chapters 16–17 -- The Geneticist -- Discussion/Chapter 18 -- Critique: Afterthoughts of an Immunologist -- Discussion/Chapter 19 -- Critique: The Epidemiologist -- Discussion/Chapter 20 -- Comment/Chapter 20 -- Conclusions: Outlook on Future Research.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Meulen, Volker ter. editor., Katz, Michael. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1977
Subjects:	Medicine., Medical microbiology., Virology., Neurology., Medicine & Public Health., Medical Microbiology.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9883-0
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