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Concept information

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bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information A transmissible encephalopathy of cattle characterized by a spongiform structure of the brain tissue, and associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain.

Sinónimos

  • bovine spongiform encephalitis
  • BSE (animal disease)
  • mad cow disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18992

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