Similar signature of the prion protein in natural sheep scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy-linked diseases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3701-3704

  Baron, Thierry G M ^a   Madec, Jean Yves ^a   Calavas, Didier ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCRAPIE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0032852282     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3701-3704.1999     Document Type: Article

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