An assessment of the efficiency of PrPsc detection in rectal mucosa and third-eyelid biopsies from animals infected with scrapie

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 237-243

  Monleón, Eva ^a   Garza, Ma Carmen ^a   Sarasa, Rocío ^a   Álvarez Rodriguez, Javier ^b   Bolea, Rosa ^a   Monzón, Marta ^a   Vargas, M Antonia ^a   Badiola, Juan José ^a   Acín, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lymphoid tissue; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EYE BIOPSY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM MUCOSA; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; GENOTYPE; GOATS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; PRPSC PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650585980     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.06.028     Document Type: Article

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