High incidence of subclinical infection of lymphoid tissues in scrapie-affected sheep flocks

Archives of Virology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-644

  Georgsson, Gudmundur ^a   Adolfsdottir, Jona Adalheidur ^a   Palsdottir, Astridur ^a   Jorundsson, Einar ^a,c   Sigurdarson, Sigurdur ^b,d   Thorgeirsdottir, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Chief Veterinary Office   (Iceland)

^c Science and Culture   (Iceland)

^d Agricultural Agency of Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; ICELAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER STATE; GENOTYPE; ICELAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 43349102331     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-008-0035-8     Document Type: Article

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