TABLE 1.

Incubation period of HY TME in hamsters following inoculation by the neuronal and nonneuronal routes

Routea	Incubation period (days)b	No. affected/no. inoculated
Cerebrum	59 ± 1	5/5
Sciatic nerve	68 ± 2	14/14
Tongue	79 ± 5	16/16
Peritoneum	101 ± 7	5/5
Vein	118 ± 33	8/8
Muscle	142 ± 14	5/5
Oral ingestion	191	1/5

^aAn LD₅₀ of ∼10^5.5 prions was inoculated by each route.

^bMeans ± standard errors of the means.