Scrapie infection can be established readily through skin scarification in immunocompetent but not immunodeficient mice

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1595-1599

  Taylor, D M ^a   McConnell, I ^a   Fraser, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SCRAPIE AGENT; SHEEP DISEASE; SKIN SCAR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029884496     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-77-7-1595     Document Type: Article

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