Comparison of scrapie-associated fibril detection and Western immunoblotting for the diagnosis of natural ovine scrapie

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Cooley, W A ^a   Clark, J K ^a   Stack, M J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 0031937670     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(98)80026-1     Document Type: Article

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