Prion protein immunohistochemical staining in the brains of monkeys with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 476-486

  Baker, H F ^a   Ridley, R M ^a   Wells, G A H ^b   Ironside, J W ^c  

^a Dept of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BSE; CJD; Prion disease; PrP amyloid; PrP plaques

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE; CELL VACUOLE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MARMOSET; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALLITHRIX; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SHEEP; STAINING AND LABELING; VACUOLES;

EID: 0032426923     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2990.1998.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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