cwd.cc home

 

 

CWD prions found in heart muscle of cervids

 

 

Prion protein in cardiac muscle of elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) infected with chronic wasting disease - Jewell, et al.

Journal of General Virology - November 2006 (abstract)

 

RELATED MATERIAL:

 

Scientists detect prions in blood of presymptomatic animals