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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > nervous system diseases > prion diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > nervous system diseases > prion diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > prion diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > prion diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > mink diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > mink diseases > transmissible mink encephalopathy
Preferred Term:

transmissible mink encephalopathy

Definition:
A naturally occurring subacute spongiform encephalopathy in commercially ranch-reared mink (Mustela vision). It is characterized neuropathologically by spongiform changes in the neuropil, intracytoplasmic neuronal vacuolation and astrocytic hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
prion diseases, mink diseases
Entry Terms:
  • hypertransmissible mink encephalopathy
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53105
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