Assertion: prion | /r/CapableOf | enter peripheral nerves
Facets:
value: within 2 wk of prion ingestion
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Within 2 wk of prion ingestion, prions appear to enter peripheral nerves and proceed by invasion of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in the brain, as has been shown in mouse and hamster scrapie studies (336).