Influence of Interspecies Transmission of Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Prions to Hamsters on Prion Characteristics

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a prion disease in cattle and is classified into the classical type (C-BSE) and two atypical BSEs, designated as high type (H-BSE) and low type (L-BSE). These classifications are based on the electrophoretic migration of the proteinase K-resistant core (PrPr...

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Main Authors: Kohtaro Miyazawa, Kentaro Masujin, Yuichi Matsuura, Yoshifumi Iwamaru, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00094/full