Spongiform encephalopathy in free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) in northcentral Colorado

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Spraker, T R ^a   Miller, M W ^b   Williams, E S ^c   Getzy, D M ^a   Adrian, W J ^b   Schoonveld, G G ^b   Spowart, R A ^b   O'Rourke, K I ^d   Miller, J M ^e   Merz, P A ^f  

^a Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

^b Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphtis nelsoni; Chronic wasting disease; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Odocoileus virginianus; Rocky Mountain elk; Spongiform encephalopathy; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; SEASON; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COLORADO; DEER; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRP 27-30 PROTEIN; PRPSC PROTEINS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030636097     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.1     Document Type: Article

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