Evidence of a molecular barrier limiting susceptibility of humans, cattle and sheep to chronic wasting disease

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4425-4430

  Raymond, G J ^a   Bossers, A ^b   Raymond, L D ^a   O'Rourke, K I ^c   McHolland, L E ^d   Bryant III, P K ^d   Miller, M W ^e   Williams, E S ^f   Smits, M ^b   Caughey, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d USDA ARS   (United States)

^e NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell free conversion; Chronic wasting disease (CWD); Prion protein (PrP); Scrapie; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CATTLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 0034282971     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.17.4425     Document Type: Article

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