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. 1974 Nov;14(5):1099–1103. doi: 10.1128/jvi.14.5.1099-1103.1974

Nature of the Scrapie Agent: Evidence Against a Viroid

Richard L Ward 1, David D Porter 1, Jack G Stevens 1
PMCID: PMC355625  PMID: 4372389

Abstract

The postulated viroid nature of scrapie agent was tested. Since the agent could not be recovered after a carefully controlled phenol extraction of infected mouse brains, it is suggested that this agent is not a viroid.

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