Distinct molecular signature of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prion in pigs

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 164-

  Seuberlich, Torsten ^a   Zurbriggen, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LETTER; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GENETIC DRIFT; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PRPSC PROTEINS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 73949115144     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1601.091104     Document Type: Letter

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