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Pathological characterization of TgElk mice injected with brain homogenate from elk with chronic wasting disease.
Journal of veterinary science - 1 Jan 2013
Jeon Yong-Chul, Choi Jin-Kyu, Choi Eun-Kyung, Carp Richard I, Kim Yong-Sun
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion disease that affects cervids. CWD has been reported in 15 US states, two Canadian provinces, and in imported elk on several farms in Korea. This study was conducted to examine the molecular biological and pathogenic characteristics of a CWD-associated prion isolated in Korea. The epidemiological origin of this...
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