Metallothionein in bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 280-289

  Hanlon, J ^a   Monks, E ^b   Hughes, C ^c   Weavers, E ^b   Rogers, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LISTERIOSIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; RODENT DISEASE; SCRAPIE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METALLOTHIONEIN; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PRIONS;

EID: 0036851848     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.2002.0595     Document Type: Article

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