Immunohistochemical detection and distribution of prion protein in a goat with natural scrapie

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-162

  Valdez, Reginald A ^a,b   Rock, Matthew J ^a   Anderson, Anne K ^a   O'Rourke, Katherine I ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; SCRAPIE PRION;

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038010738     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500210     Document Type: Article

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