The natural atypical scrapie phenotype is preserved on experimental transmission and sub-passage in PRNP homologous sheep

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Simmons, Marion M ^a   Konold, Timm ^a   Thurston, Lisa ^a   Bellworthy, Susan J ^a   Chaplin, Melanie J ^a   Moore, S J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PRION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 77951916349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-14     Document Type: Article

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