Prions

Quisling Proteins

Authors

  • Pat Hartigan Department of Physiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1997no31.1p67-70

Keywords:

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, prion diseases, prion proteins, prions, scrapie, spongiform encephalopathy

Abstract

In the midst of the current BSE scare veterinarians are being called on for their opinion. In order to give it, members of the profession must first understand the etiology of BSE and the possibility of its transmission to other species.

Cover image of Volume 31.1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a reproduction of the painting "A Place Called Home" by Bonnie Mohr, which is of a herd of cows grazing on a purple meadow at sunset. The sillouhette of a metal-sided barn, grain silo, and windmill stand out against the forest.

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Published

1997-01-01

How to Cite

Hartigan, P. (1997). Prions: Quisling Proteins. The Bovine Practitioner, 1997(31.1), 67–70. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1997no31.1p67-70

Issue

No. 31.1 (1997 January)

Section

Articles