Enzymatic Degradation of Prion Protein in Brain Stem from Infected Cattle and Sheep

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1782-1789

  Langeveld, Jan P M ^a   Wang, Jeng Jie ^b   Van De Wiel, Dick F M ^a   Shih, Giles C ^b   Garssen, G Jan ^a   Bossers, Alex ^a   Shih, Jason C H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE 2; PROTEINASE K; SUBTILISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN STEM; CATTLE; HEAT TREATMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; VIRUS SURVIVAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATTLE; DECONTAMINATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346882925     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379664     Document Type: Article

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