Ultrastructural immune-localization of synthetic prion protein peptide antibodies in 87V murine scrapie

Neurodegeneration

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-109

  Jeffrey, M ^a   Goodsir, C M ^a   Fowler, N ^a   Hope, J ^b   Bruce, M E ^b   McBride, P A ^b  

^a Lasswade Veterinary Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Immunogold; Prion protein; Scrapie; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMYLOID; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE; ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SCRAPIE; SYNTHESIS; THALAMUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRIONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; SCRAPIE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029665849     PISSN: 10558330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/neur.1996.0014     Document Type: Article

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