A comparative study of immunohistochemical methods for detecting abnormal prion protein with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Hardt, M ^a   Baron, T ^b   Groschup, M H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ANTIALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034017089     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.1999.0343     Document Type: Article

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