Neuroanatomical distribution of abnormal prion protein in naturally occurring atypical scrapie cases in Great Britain

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-559

  Moore, Sarah Jo ^a   Simmons, Marion ^a   Chaplin, Melanie ^a   Spiropoulos, John ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CELL VACUOLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; GREAT BRITAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCORTEX; PRIONS; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 54149107768     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-008-0433-8     Document Type: Article

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