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Overexpression of mouse prion protein in transgenic mice causes a non-transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. [PDF]
Jackson GS +5 more
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Avian scavengers, such as American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), have potential to translocate infectious agents (prions) of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) diseases including chronic wasting disease, scrapie, and bovine spongiform ...
Kurt C VerCauteren +4 more
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies [PDF]
Neuronal death represents the primary pathology of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. These diseases usually present with a slow onset and a chronic progression. Various regions of the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves may be affected, leading to functional impairment and ...
Glaucia N. M. Hajj +3 more
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Phenotype shift from atypical scrapie to CH1641 following experimental transmission in sheep.
The interactions of host and infecting strain in ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are known to be complex, and have a profound effect on the resulting phenotype of disease.
Marion M Simmons +6 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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Scrapie is a naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep and goat. It has been known for ~250 years and is characterised by the accumulation of an abnormal isoform of a host-encoded prion protein that leads to progressive ...
L. Curcio +4 more
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Review on prion diseases in animals with emphasis to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Prion diseases are known as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE). These are degenerative brain disorders characterized by tiny microscopic holes that give the brain 'spongy' appearance.
Rajender P. Gupta +3 more
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Corrigendum: The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease
Dongming Yang +12 more
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a zoonotic transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) thought to be caused by the same prion strain as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
Dongseob Tark +8 more
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Human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy: Case report
We report the case of a 64 year-old woman with motor and cognitive deterioration that progressed rapidly during eight months. She was unsuccessfully treated with quinacrine, and died in a terminal status, by septic shock secondary to bronchopneumonia by ...
Duque Velásquez, Camilo +6 more
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