Table 3. Cell lines exposed to sCJD or normal human brain suspension and bioassayed in TgHu mice*.
Cell line |
No. mice | dpi |
sCJD | NB | ||
---|---|---|---|
Vero | 19 | 10 | 650 |
CHO | 18 | 9 | 580 |
R9ab | 18 | 10 | 580 |
*sCJD, sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; TgHu, transgenic mice expressing human prion protein gene; NB, normal brain; dpi, days postinoculation at cull; Vero, African green monkey kidney; CHO, Chinese hamster ovary; R9ab, rabbit fibroblasts.