Transmissions to mice indicate that 'new variant' CJD is caused by the BSE agent

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6650, 1997, Pages 498-501

  Bruce, M E ^a   Will, R G ^b   Ironside, J W ^b   McConnell, I ^a   Drummond, D ^a   Suttie, A ^a   McCardle, L ^b   Chree, A ^a   Hope, J ^a   Birkett, C ^a   Cousens, S ^c   Fraser, H ^a   Bostock, C J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATS; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030775632     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/39057     Document Type: Article

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