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Neuroinvasion in sheep transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: the role of the haematogenous route.
Neuropathology and applied neurobiology - 1 Jun 2009
Sisó S, Jeffrey M, González L
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BACKGROUND: It is generally believed that after oral exposure to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents, neuroinvasion occurs via the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the autonomic nervous system. As a result, the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve is the initial point of disease-associated prion protein (PrP(d)) accumulation in the brain. HYPOTHESIS AND AIM: If direct ENS invasion following...
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