Radical Change in Zoonotic Abilities of Atypical BSE Prion Strains as Evidenced by Crossing of Sheep Species Barrier in Transgenic Mice

Authors :: Marin-Moreno, Alba
Huor, Alvina
Espinosa, Juan Carlos
Douet, Jean Yves
Aguilar-Calvo, Patricia
Aron, Naima
Piquer, Juan
Lugan, Severine
Lorenzo, Patricia
Tillier, Cecile
Cassard, Herve
Andreoletti, Olivier
Torres, Juan Maria
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. June, 2020, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p1130, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of rare and lethal neurodegenerative diseases that affect a great number of mammal species, including humans and animals belonging to [...]

Subjects :: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- Analysis
Animal genetic engineering -- Analysis
Sheep -- Analysis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Analysis
Prions (Proteins) -- Analysis
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