Biochemical properties of protease resistant prion protein PrPsc in natural sheep scrapie

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1603-1612

  Madec, J Y ^a   Vanier, A ^a   Dorier, A ^b   Bernillon, J ^c   Belli, P ^a   Baron, Th ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE ET CHIMIE DES PROTÉINES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PRION; RABBIT; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RABBITS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030739303     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050183     Document Type: Article

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