Neuroinvasion in Prion Diseases: The Roles of Ascending Neural Infection and Blood Dissemination

Figure 1

Schematic representation of the most generally accepted hypothesis of the routes of neuroinvasion in TSEs. Permission was obtained for reproducing this figure originally published in [22]. DRG, dorsal root ganglia; NG, nodose ganglion; CMGC, celiac and mesenteric ganglion complex; GI tract, gastrointestinal tract.