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Temporary inactivation of follicular dendritic cells delays neuroinvasion of scrapie

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Figure 1: a Effect of blockade of the LTβR signaling pathway on FDC status and PrP labeling in the spleen.

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    Neil A. Mabbott, Fiona Minns & Moira E. Bruce

  2. Boigen Inc., 14 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, 02142, Massachusetts, USA

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Mabbott, N., Mackay, F., Minns, F. et al. Temporary inactivation of follicular dendritic cells delays neuroinvasion of scrapie. Nat Med 6, 719–720 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/77401

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