NR AJEC
AU Pammer,J.; Suchy,A.; Rendl,M.; Tschachler,E.
TI Cellular prion protein expressed by bovine squamous epithelia of skin and upper gastrointestinal tract
QU Lancet 1999 Nov 13; 354(9191): 1702-3
PT letter
AB Routes of transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have not yet been determined. We show that bovine squamous epithelia of the skin and upper gastrointestinal tract express PrPc, suggesting that these epithelia may be a target for prion entry and replication.
MH Animal; Cattle; Cells, Cultured; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/transmission/*virology; Epithelial Cells/*virology; Gastrointestinal System/*virology; PrPc Proteins/*genetics; Skin/*virology; Virus Replication/genetics
SP englisch
PO England