A survey of more than 11 years of neurologic diseases of ruminants with special reference to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in Greece

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-309

  Leontides, S ^a   Psychas, V ^a   Argyroudis, S ^a   Giannati Stefanou, A ^a,b   Paschaleri Papadopoulou, E ^a,b   Manousis, T ^a   Sklaviadis, T ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GREECE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRION DISEASE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREECE; MALE; PRION DISEASES; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034127709     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2000.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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