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Attempts to Demonstrate a Transmissible Agent in Kuru, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and other Sub-Acute and Chronic Nervous System Degenerations of Man

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GAJDUSEK, D., GIBBS, C. Attempts to Demonstrate a Transmissible Agent in Kuru, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and other Sub-Acute and Chronic Nervous System Degenerations of Man. Nature 204, 257–259 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204257a0

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