%0 Journal Article %J Folia Neuropathologica %@ 1641-4640 %V 47 %N 2 %D 2009 %F Sikorska2009 %T Transmissible mink encephalopathy – review of the etiology %X We review here the history, neuropathology, clinical picture and molecular data on transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME). This obscure disease is of utmost importance as it is plausible that it represents a transmission of hidden bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to mink in the USA. Of special interest is the similarity of L-type of BSE and TME. Furthermore, experimental molecular studies showed the TME strain-specific in vitro conversion in a cell-free system. In addition, we show here for the first time confocal laser microscopy studies of co-localization of PrPd- amyloid plaques and GFAP-expressing astrocytes. %A Sikorska, Beata %A Guiroy, Don %A Bessen, Richard A. %P 195-204 %9 journal article %U https://www.termedia.pl/Transmissible-mink-encephalopathy-8211-review-of-the-etiology,20,12696,1,1.html