In vitro amplification of PrPSc derived from the brain and blood of sheep infected with scrapie

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3177-3184

  Thorne, Leigh ^a   Terry, Linda A ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYADENYLIC ACID; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SHEEP DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BRAIN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 58149380989     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/004226-0     Document Type: Article

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