Characteristics of 263K Scrapie Agent in Multiple Hamster Species

Characteristics of 263K Scrapie Agent in Multiple Hamster Species

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) diseases are known to cross species barriers, but the pathologic and biochemical changes that occur during transmission are not well understood. To better understand these changes, we infected 6 hamster species with 263K hamster scrapie strain and, after...

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Main Authors: Kimberly D. Meade-White, Kent D. Barbian, Brent Race, Cynthia Favara, Don Gardner, Lara Taubner, Stephen Porcella, Richard Race
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
TSE
species barriers
molecular profile
biochemical profile
PRNP amino acid sequence
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-1173_article

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