Portrait of prion diseases in zoo animals

Prions in Humans and Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 250-256

  Kirkwood, James K ^a   Cunningham, Andrew A ^b  

^a Universities Federation for Animal Welfare   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856544835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783110200171     Document Type: Chapter

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