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PrP(Sc) deposition in nervous tissues without lymphoid tissue involvement is frequently found in ARQ/ARQ Sarda breed sheep preclinically affected with natural scrapie.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2006
Ligios C, Cancedda M G, Madau L, Santucciu C, Maestrale C, Agrimi U, Ru G, Di Guardo G
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The pathogenesis of natural scrapie in Sarda breed sheep was investigated in 1050 asymptomatic and 49 sick sheep from scrapie-affected flocks. Central and peripheral nervous system, along with lymphoreticular system (LRS) tissues, were subjected to immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western-blotting (WB) for detection of pathological isoform of the prion protein (PrP(Sc)). A total of 69 of the 1050 clinically healthy...
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