Differential expression of Prnp and Sprn in scrapie infected sheep also reveals Prnp genotype specific differences

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 378, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 862-866

  Gossner, A G ^a   Bennet, N ^a   Hunter, N ^a   Hopkins, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mRNA expression; Prion; PrP genetics; Scrapie; Shadoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRNP GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPRN GENE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PRPC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57849159034     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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