Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to red deer (Census elaphus elaphus): Early detection and late stage distribution of protease-resistant prion protein

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-178

  Balachandran, Aru ^a   Harrington, Noel P ^a   Algire, James ^a   Soutyrine, Andrei ^a   Spraker, Terry R ^b   Jeffrey, Martin ^c   González, Lorenzo ^c   O'Rourke, Katherine I ^d  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Veterinary Laboratory Agency   (United Kingdom)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BOVIDS; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOLOGY; PRION; RECTUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; DEER; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORTH AMERICA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PRIONS; RECTUM; RUMINANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASTING DISEASE, CHRONIC;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 77949306957     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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