Heterogeneity of pathological prion protein accumulation in the brain of moose (Alces alces) from Norway, Sweden and Finland with chronic wasting disease

Heterogeneity of pathological prion protein accumulation in the brain of moose (Alces alces) from Norway, Sweden and Finland with chronic wasting disease

Abstract Prion diseases are a group of neurodegenerative, transmissible, and fatal disorders that affect several animal species. They are characterized by the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into the pathological prion protein (PrPSc). In 2016, chronic wasting disease...

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Main Authors: Diego Sola, Linh Tran, Jørn Våge, Knut Madslien, Tram T. Vuong, Sirkka Liisa Korpenfelt, Erik O. Ågren, Gustav Averhed, Maria Nöremark, Kaisa Sörén, Mats Isaksson, Cristina Acín, Juan José Badiola, Dolores Gavier-Widén, Sylvie L. Benestad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Subjects:
CWD
moose
prion disease
chronic wasting disease
prions
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-023-01208-3

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