| Literature DB >> 10568579 |
J Pammer, A Suchy, M Rendl, E Tschachler.
Abstract
Routes of transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have not yet been determined. We show that bovine squamous epithelia of the skin and upper gastrointestinal tract express Prp(c), suggesting that these epithelia may be a target for prion entry and replication.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10568579 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02800-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321