Adaptation and evaluation of a rapid test for the diagnosis of sheep scrapie in samples of rectal mucosa

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-208

  González, Lorenzo ^a   Horton, Robert ^a   Ramsay, Drew ^a   Toomik, Reet ^c   Leathers, Valerie ^c   Tonelli, Quentin ^c   Dagleish, Mark P ^b   Jeffrey, Martin ^a   Terry, Linda ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Rectal biopsy; Scrapie; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PRPSC PROTEINS; RECTUM; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

EID: 45849128371     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000209     Document Type: Article

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