Volume 15, Number 5—May 2009
Research
Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in Elk Antler Velvet
Figure 4
![PrPSc (disease-associated form of prion protein)–specific immunohistochemistry in the brains of diseased mice. Transgenic (Tg) mice Tg(CerPrP)1536+/– inoculated with brain (A) and antler velvet (B) preparations from elk 01-0306 exhibit florid PrPSc-reactive plaques in the cerebral cortex at the level of the thalamus but retain integrity of cerebellar granular cells (C and D). Tg(CerPrP-E226)5037+/– mice inoculated with brain (E) and antler velvet (F) preparations from elk 01-0306 display small p](/eid/images/08-1458-F4.jpg)
Figure 4. PrPSc (disease-associated form of prion protein)–specific immunohistochemistry in the brains of diseased mice. Transgenic (Tg) mice Tg(CerPrP)1536+/– inoculated with brain (A) and antler velvet (B) preparations from elk 01-0306 exhibit florid PrPSc-reactive plaques in the cerebral cortex at the level of the thalamus but retain integrity of cerebellar granular cells (C and D). Tg(CerPrP-E226)5037+/– mice inoculated with brain (E) and antler velvet (F) preparations from elk 01-0306 display small plaques and diffuse granular staining in the cerebral cortex, PrPSc deposition, and marked cerebellar neuronal loss (G and H).
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