Quantitative assessment of prion infectivity in tissues and body fluids by real-time quaking-induced conversion

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 210-219

  Henderson, Davin M ^a   Davenport, Kristen A ^a   Haley, Nicholas J ^b   Denkers, Nathaniel D ^a   Mathiason, Candace K ^a   Hoover, Edward A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; PRION PROTEIN; PRION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DISEASE DURATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME QUAKING INDUCED CONVERSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PROCEDURES; SALIVA; URINE; VIROLOGY;

CERVIDAE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE PRION;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; DEER; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SALIVA; URINE; WASTING DISEASE, CHRONIC;

EID: 84918821707     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: 14652099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.069906-0     Document Type: Article

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