Observations on thermostable subpopulations of the unconventional agents that cause transmissible degenerative encephalopathies

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Taylor, D M ^a   Fernie, K ^a   McConnell, I ^a   Steele, P J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scrapie agent; Thermostability; Transmissible degenerative encephalopathies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SCRAPIE AGENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; HEAT; MESOCRICETUS; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031765497     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(98)00257-0     Document Type: Article

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