Kuru prion (ATCC® VR-675™) Classification: Mammalian prions, Agents of Spongiform Encephalopathies / Product Format: freeze-dried General Information Characteristics Culture Method Specifications History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customer Acceptance of Responsibility, ATCC Form 62 required for distribution. Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Classification Mammalian prions, Agents of Spongiform Encephalopathies Agent Kuru prion Strain Eiru (Eiro) Biosafety Level 3 Isolation human brain, New Guinea Product Format freeze-dried Storage Conditions -60°C or colder Effect on Host Ataxia tremors, incoordination, wasting, lassitude followed by death in 3 to 10 months Recommended Host chimpanzeechimpanzee; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; capuchin monkey Growth Conditions Incubation: 10-50 months, varies with host and source of inoculum Effect on Host Ataxia tremors, incoordination, wasting, lassitude followed by death in 3 to 10 months Name of Depositor C Gajdusek, CJ Gibbs Source human brain, New Guinea References Gajdusek DC, et al. Experimental transmission of a Kuru-like syndrome to chimpanzees. Nature 209: 794-796, 1966. PubMed: 5922150 Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customer Acceptance of Responsibility, ATCC Form 62 required for distribution. Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis MSDS