Atypical BSE in Germany-Proof of transmissibility and biochemical characterization

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 103-116

  Buschmann, A ^a   Gretzschel, A ^a   Biacabe, A G ^b   Schiebel, K ^c   Corona, C ^d   Hoffmann, C ^a   Eiden, M ^a   Baron, T ^b   Casalone, C ^d   Groschup, Martin H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Biochemical differentiation; BSE; Cattle; PrPSc

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GERMANY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; GERMANY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33748761452     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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