Molecular profiling and comparison of field transmissible spongiform encephalopathy cases diagnosed in Catalunya

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 196-199

  Vidal, E ^a   Marquez M ^a   Costa, C ^a   Tortosa, R ^a   Domenech A ^a   Serafin A ^a   Pumarola, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BSE; Molecular profile; Prion protein; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K RESISTANT PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; DEGLYCOSYLATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34249876360     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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