Experimental transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus)

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Dagleish, Mark P ^a   Martin, Stuart ^b   Steele, Philip ^a   Finlayson, Jeanie ^a   Sisó, Sílvia ^b   Hamilton, Scott ^a   Chianini, Francesca ^a   Reid, Hugh W ^a   González, Lorenzo ^b   Jeffrey, Martin ^b  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PRION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; DEER; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIONS;

EID: 54449094347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-17     Document Type: Article

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