Western blot assessment of prion inactivation by alkali treatment in the process of horticultural fertilizer production from meat meal

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Yokoyama, Takashi ^a   Shimada, Kimi ^a   Tagawa, Yuichi ^a   Iwamaru, Yoshifumi ^a   Hayashi, Hiroko K ^a   Shinagawa, Morikazu ^a   Ushiki, Yuko K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NIPPI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOMATRIX   (Japan)

Author keywords

Horticultural fertilizer; Inactivation; Prion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644767039     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2006.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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