The effect of formic acid on BSE and scrapie infectivity in fixed and unfixed brain-tissue

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 167-174

  Taylor, D M ^a   Brown, J M ^a   Fernie, K ^a   McConnell, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tissue; BSE infectivity; Formic acid; Scrapie infectivity

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCRAPIE AGENT; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FORMIC ACIDS; MICE; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031442551     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00165-X     Document Type: Article

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