Transmissible mink encephalopathy

Seminars in Virology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-206

  McKenzie, D ^a   Bartz, J C ^a   Marsh, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

DROWSY; HYPER; PrP; Scrapie; Transmissible mink encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAMSTER; MINK; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRION; PRION DISEASE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0029978988     PISSN: 10445773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smvy.1996.0025     Document Type: Review

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