Prions and mad cow disease /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nunnally, Brian K., Krull, Ira S., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [2004]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Taking aim at the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies infectious agents
  • Prions, the protein hypothesis, and scientific revolutions
  • A simulation model for evaluating the potential for spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in animals or to people
  • Actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy from entering the United States
  • Overview of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in cervids in the United States
  • Bioassays for prions
  • Cyclic amplification of scrapie prion protein : Implications for diagnosis
  • The enfer transmissible spongiform encephalopathies assay : chemiluminescent ELISA of prion proteins
  • Sensitive detection of prion proteins by immunoassay : CEA/Bio-Rad test
  • The diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies using differential extraction and DELFIA
  • In vivo diagnosis of prion diseases
  • Diagnosis of prion diseases by mutispectral techniques
  • Detection of the prion protein in blood using a fluorescence immunoassay
  • Prion detection and application to the safety of biological products