Strain-specific barriers against bovine prions in hamsters

Journal of Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1906-1908

  Nicot, Simon ^a   Baron, Thierry ^a  

^a ANSES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAMSTER; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; TRANSMISSIBLE MINK ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION;

EID: 78951482397     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01872-10     Document Type: Article

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