Evaluation of the effects of controlled autolysis on the immunodetection of PrPSc by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry from natural cases of scrapie and BSE

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Chaplin, M J ^a   Barlow, N ^a   Ryder, S ^a   Simmons, M M ^a   Spencer, Y ^a   Hughes, R ^a   Stack, M J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP DISEASE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TISSUE FIXATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036185153     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.2001.0518     Document Type: Article

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