Short Communication Western Blot Detection of PrPSc in Cyprus Sheep with Natural Scrapie
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*Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 540106, Greece; †Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Veterinary Services, 1417 Nicosia, Cyprus; ‡Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 540106, Greece
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