File:Prion protein immunostaining (purple) and spongiform change in the brain of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.jpg

Summary
Photomicrograph of a section through the cerebral cortex of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a form of prion disease. The section was immunostained with an antibody to the prion protein (dark purple), and photographed using a 40X microscope objective. Date: 20 October 2011 Author: movalley Source: Own file