Medical Hypotheses
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 1027-1033, 2006

Are prions related to the emergence of early life?

  • Omar Lupi

      Affiliations

    • Post-Graduation Course of Dermatology (UFRJ, UNI-RIO and Instituto de Dermatologia Prof. Rubem Azulay/Santa Casa do Rio de Janeiro), Rua Frei Leandro, 16/501, 22.470-210 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    • UFRJ – Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Zip. 21.941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    • Cryopraxis and Silvestre Laboratory, Cryopraxis, BioRio, Pólo de Biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Av. 24 s/no, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Post-Graduation Course of Dermatology (UFRJ, UNI-RIO and Instituto de Dermatologia Prof. Rubem Azulay/Santa Casa do Rio de Janeiro), Rua Frei Leandro, 16/501, 22.470-210 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel.: +55 21 2537 7665; fax: +55 21 2521 5812.
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  • Paula Dadalti

      Affiliations

    • Cryopraxis and Silvestre Laboratory, Cryopraxis, BioRio, Pólo de Biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Av. 24 s/no, Brazil
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  • Eduardo Cruz

      Affiliations

    • Cryopraxis and Silvestre Laboratory, Cryopraxis, BioRio, Pólo de Biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Av. 24 s/no, Brazil
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  • Paul R. Sanberg

      Affiliations

    • Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair, and Departments of Neurosurgery, Anatomy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Pathology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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  • The Cryopraxis’ Task Force for Prion Research

Received 27 April 2006; accepted 28 April 2006. published online 30 June 2006.

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 Statement of prior presentation: This material or similar material has not been and will not be submitted in any other publication before its appearance in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Biology.

PII: S0306-9877(06)00335-5

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.056

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 1027-1033, 2006