Comparative studies of a real-time PCR method and three enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of central nervous system tissues in meat products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2059-2066

  Schönenbrücher, Holger ^a,b,c   Göbel, Katrin Annette ^a   Abdulmawjood, Amir ^a   Richt, Jürgen A ^b   Bülte, Michael ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; CAPRA; OVIS; SUS;

EID: 53749101295     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.10.2059     Document Type: Article

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