Neuropathological findings in brains of Bavarian cattle clinically suspected of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 209-215

  Miyashita, M ^a   Stierstorfer, B ^a   Schmahl, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN; CATTLE; GERMANY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GERMANY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRPSC PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 4544364938     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2004.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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