A natural case of chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging moose (Alces alces shirasi)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-314

  Baeten, Laurie A ^a   Powers, Barbara E ^b   Jewell, Jean E ^c   Spraker, Terry R ^b   Miller, Michael W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces shirasi; Chronic wasting disease; Immunohistochemistry; Moose; Prion; PrPCWD; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES SHIRASI; ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250359350     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.2.309     Document Type: Article

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