Validation of a Western immunoblotting procedure for bovine PrP(Sc) detection and its use as a rapid surveillance method for the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-443

  Schaller, O ^a   Fatzer, R ^b   Stack, M ^c   Clark, J ^c   Cooley, W ^c   Biffiger, K ^a   Egli, S ^a   Doherr, M ^b   Vandevelde, M ^b   Heim, D ^d   Oesch, B ^a   Moser, M ^a  

^a Prionics AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXTRACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRPSC PROTEINS; SHEEP; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032830886     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051106     Document Type: Article

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