"Scrapie" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus, debility, and locomotor incoordination. It is caused by proteinaceous infectious particles called PRIONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012608
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.800.717 C10.574.843.850 C22.836.799
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scrapie" by people in Profiles.
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Race RE, Priola SA, Bessen RA, Ernst D, Dockter J, Rall GF, Mucke L, Chesebro B, Oldstone MB. Neuron-specific expression of a hamster prion protein minigene in transgenic mice induces susceptibility to hamster scrapie agent. Neuron. 1995 Nov; 15(5):1183-91.
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Katz M, Koprowski H. Failure to demonstrate a relationship between scrapie and production of interferon in mice. Nature. 1968 Aug 10; 219(5154):639-40.