Human α2β1HI CD133+VE epithelial prostate stem cells express low levels of active androgen receptor [PDF]
Stem cells are thought to be the cell of origin in malignant transformation in many tissues, but their role in human prostate carcinogenesis continues to be debated.
A Birgersdotter +48 more
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Scrapie is a notifiable transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in sheep that relies on clinical examinations for reporting suspects. A short examination protocol was used in 1002 sheep to define clinical markers suggestive of scrapie.
Timm Konold, Laura J. Phelan
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Sheep Feed and Scrapie, France
Scrapie is a small ruminant, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). Although in the past scrapie has not been considered a zoonosis, the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, transmissible to humans and experimentally to sheep, indicates
Sandrine Philippe +5 more
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The agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) may be infecting small ruminants, which could have serious implications for human health. To distinguish BSE from scrapie and to examine the molecular characteristics of the protease-resistant ...
Johann Vulin +4 more
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A quantitative assessment of the prion risk associated with wastewater from carcase-handling facilities [PDF]
Wastewater from facilities processing livestock that may harbor transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) infectivity is permitted under license for application to land where susceptible livestock may have access. Several previous risk assessments
Adkin +24 more
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Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy and chronic wasting disease: two sides of the prion coin [PDF]
Nicholas J. Haley, Jüergen A. Richt
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Infectivity in Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Of all the species exposed naturally to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent, the greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), a nondomesticated bovine from Africa, appears to be the most susceptible to the disease.
Andrew A. Cunningham +5 more
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Transmission studies with transmissible mink encephalopathy and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and a survey of mink feeding practices [PDF]
Mark Robinson
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Stochastic Modelling Approach to the Incubation Time of Prionic Diseases
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies like the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans are neurodegenerative diseases for which prions are the attributed pathogenic agents.
A. S. Ferreira +15 more
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Conventional and State-of-the-Art Detection Methods of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). [PDF]
Olech M.
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