Cellular prion protein in the bovine mammary gland is selectively expressed in active lactocytes

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1255-1261

  Didier, Andrea ^a   Dietrich, Richard ^a   Steffl, Martin ^b   Gareis, Manfred ^c   Groschup, Martin H ^d   Müller Hellwig, Simone ^e   Märtlbauer, Erwin ^a   Amselgruber, Werner M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mammary gland; mRNA; Prion protein; PrPc expression

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PRPC PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750291271     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5A6880.2006     Document Type: Article

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