Increased S-100b in the cerebrospinal fluid of some cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 107-109

  Green, A J E ^a   Jackman, R ^a   Marshall, T A ^b   Thompson, E J ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN S 100; S 100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; S-100 CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; S100 PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033600336     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.4.107     Document Type: Article

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