A Histopathologic and immunohistochemical review of archived UK caprine scrapie cases

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-454

  Dustan, B H ^a   Spencer, Y I ^b   Casalone, C ^c   Brownlie, J ^d   Simmons, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c CEA Istituto Zoopro Fililattico Sperimentale del Piemonte   (Italy)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; Goats; Prion protein; Scrapie; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCRAPIE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREAT BRITAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCRAPIE;

EID: 54749112740     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-4-443     Document Type: Article

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