Unique properties of the classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy strain and its emergence from H-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy substantiated by VM transmission studies

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-218

  Bencsik, Anna ^a   Leboidre, Mikael ^a   Debeer, Sabine ^a   Aufauvre, Claire ^a   Baron, Thierry ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

C BSE; H BSE; L BSE; Prion protein; PrPd brain mapping; VM mouse.

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY AGENT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENOTYPE; PRIONS; SERIAL PASSAGE;

EID: 84874644679     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e318285c7f9     Document Type: Article

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