Neuropathological findings in cats with clinically suspect but histologically unconfirmed feline spongiform encephalopathy

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 472-477

  Kelly, D F ^a   Wells, G A H ^b   Haritani, M ^b,c   Higgins, R J ^b   Jeffrey, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

AGED; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLINDNESS; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPILEPSY; FELINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; FIBROSARCOMA; HEAD TILTING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOSARCOMA; MENINGIOMA; MENINGITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PARAPLEGIA; PARESIS; PREVALENCE; PRION DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 17644416427     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.15.472     Document Type: Article

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