Differences in proteinase K resistance and neuronal deposition of abnormal prion proteins characterize bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie strains

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 406-418

  Kuczius, Thorsten ^a   Groschup, Martin H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCRAPIE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0032813254     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03402129     Document Type: Article

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