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Also known as: '''''BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy''''', '''''TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy'''''', '''''Mad Cow Disease''''', , '''''Scrapie — a transmissble prion affecting sheep that causes non-febrile neurological disease''''', '''''PrP - (Prion protein) proteinaceous infectious particle''''', '''''PrP^ab — Abnormal Prion Protein''''',  '''''PrP^res —  Resistant Prion Protein'''''',  '''''PrP^sc —  Scrapie Prion Protein'''''  

Also known as: '''''BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy''''', '''''TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy'''''', '''''Mad Cow Disease''''', , '''''Scrapie — a transmissble prion affecting sheep that causes non-febrile neurological disease''''', '''''PrP - (Prion protein) proteinaceous infectious particle''''', '''''PrP^ab — Abnormal Prion Protein''''',  '''''PrP^res —  Resistant Prion Protein'''''',  '''''PrP^sc —  Scrapie Prion Protein'''''  

[[File:Histology BSE.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

 

[[File:Histology BSE.jpg|thumb|200px|left|This micrograph of brain tissue reveals the cytoarchitectural histopathologic changes found in bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The presence of vacuoles, i.e. microscopic “holes” in the grey matter, gives the brain of BSE-affected cows a sponge-like appearance when tissue sections are examined in the lab.]]

 

==Introduction==

==Introduction==