Associations to the word «Prion»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PRION, noun. (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
PRION, noun. A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.
PRION PROTEIN, noun. A protein found on the surface of many mammalian cell types, especially neurons. The normal function of the prion protein is not known.
Dictionary definition
PRION, noun. (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.
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