Scrapie infection alters the distribution of plasma metabolites in diseased Cheviot sheep indicating a change in energy metabolism |
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| Authors: | Charlton A J Jones S Heasman L Davis A M Dennis M J |
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| Institution: | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire YO41 1LZ, UK. adrian.charlton@csl.gov.uk |
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| Abstract: | Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been used to profile the metabolic status of plasma from; sheep showing clinical signs of scrapie, those known to be infected with scrapie but yet to show clinical signs, and control animals. The NMR measurements have shown that energy metabolism in scrapie infected animals is altered before the onset of clinical symptoms. These metabolic changes may provide the foundation for a pre-clinical diagnostic test for scrapie in sheep. |
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| Keywords: | TSE Diagnosis Scrapie NMR Blood |
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