Similar levels of infectivity in the blood of mice infected with human‐derived vCJD and GSS strains of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 43 (12) , 1687-1694
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0041-1132.2003.00586.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The possible transmission of variant CJD (vCJD) through blood transfusion or use of plasma‐derived products prompted this study comparing infectivity in murine models of vCJD and Gerstman...Keywords
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