Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for species-specific detection of bovine central nervous system tissue in meat and meat products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 644-651

  Seyboldt, C ^a   John, A ^a   Mueffling, T V ^a   Nowak, B ^a   Wenzel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037388576     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.4.644     Document Type: Article

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