Prion protein gene polymorphisms in sheep with natural scrapie and healthy controls in Norway

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1073-1077

  Tranulis, Michael A ^a   Osland, A ^b   Bratberg, B ^c   Ulvund, M J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; PRION PROTEIN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 0032925271     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-4-1073     Document Type: Article

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