Alpha-synuclein Accumulates in the Brain of Scrapie-affected Sheep and Goats

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-81

  Adjou, K T ^a   Allix, S ^a   Ouidja, M O ^a   Backer, S ^a   Couquet, C ^b   Cornuejols, M J ^b   Deslys, J P ^c   Brugere H ^a   Brugere Picoux J ^a   El Hachimi, K H ^d  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b Rech Veterinaires la Haute Vienne   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

alpha synuclein; goat; prion disease; scrapie; sheep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; FEMALE; GOAT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRICETINAE; MUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34447258199     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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