Is the presence of abnormal prion protein in the renal glomeruli of feline species presenting with FSE authentic?

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lezmi, Stéphane ^a   Baron, Thierry G M ^a   Bencsik, Anna A ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

PARAFFIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CHEETAH; GLOMERULUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PRION DISEASE;

ACINONYX; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PRION DISEASES; PRPSC PROTEINS;

EID: 79551507199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-41     Document Type: Article

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