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BSE uncertainties drag on
A recent mix-up in studies on brain tissue of animals has set back Britain's efforts to determine human exposure to the BSE agent through contaminated meat products. Nigel Williams reports.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/347610c0