Mouse inoculation studies reveal no transmissible agent in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Brain Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-99

  Fraser, Hugh ^a   Behan, Wilhelmina ^b   Chree, Aileen ^a   Crossland, Graham ^c   Behan, Peter ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MINERALS; SCRAPIE; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS; VACUOLES;

EID: 0029893001     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1996.tb00788.x     Document Type: Article

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