PrP gene polymorphism and natural scrapie in Icelandic sheep

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2527-2534

  Thorgeirsdottir, Stefania ^a   Sigurdarson, Sigurdur ^a   Thorisson, Hjalti Mar ^a   Georgsson, Gudmundur ^a   Palsdottir, Astridur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ICELAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032817284     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-9-2527     Document Type: Article

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