Novel polymorphisms in the caprine PrP gene: A codon 142 mutation associated with scrapie incubation period

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2885-2891

  Goldmann, Wilfred ^a   Martin, Trevor ^b   Foster, James ^a   Hughes, Steve ^b   Smith, Grace ^a   Hughes, Ken ^b   Dawson, Michael ^b   Hunter, Nora ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; GOAT; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029802278     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-77-11-2885     Document Type: Article

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