Scrapie infectivity and proteinase K-resistant prion protein in sheep placenta, brain, spleen, and lymph node: Implications for transmission and antemortem diagnosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 949-953

  Race, Richard ^a   Jenny, Allen ^b   Sutton, Diane ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SCRAPIE AGENT; SHEEP DISEASE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031711879     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515669     Document Type: Article

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