Perturbation of heart rate variability in cattle fed BSE-infected material

Veterinary Record

Volumn 154, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 687-691

  Pomfrett, C J D ^a   Glover, D G ^b   Bollen, B G ^c   Pollard, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN STEM; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 3042565693     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.22.687     Document Type: Article

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