The PrP genotype as a marker for scrapie susceptibility in sheep

Prions in Humans and Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 640-647

  Hunter, Nora ^a   Bossers, Alex ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33947513751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783110200171     Document Type: Chapter

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