TSE pathogenesis in cattle and sheep

Veterinary Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Keulen, Lucien J M Van ^a   Bossers, Alex ^a   Zijderveld, Fred Van ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE); Pathogenesis; Prion; PrPSc; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPH NODE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PEYER PATCH; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRION DISEASE; REVIEW; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE;

BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; PRION DISEASES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 50049133167     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007061     Document Type: Review

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