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Table 3 PrP Sc detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and IDEXX in the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous system (PNS), lympho-reticular (LRS), gastrointestinal tract (GIT), skeletal muscles (SM) and other organs of individual pigs.

From: Transmission of sheep-bovine spongiform encephalopathy to pigs

SITE

Tissue

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P8

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

IHC

EIA

CNS

Brain

+

4.22

+

3.93

+

3.69

+

3.75

+

3.90

+

4.34

–

0.03

Retina

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

–

ND

Optic nerve

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

–

ND

PNS

Vagus nerve

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

+

ND

–

–

Brachial nerve

–

–

+

0.20

+

0.17

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Sciatic nerve

+

0.43

+

0.30

+

0.28

+

0.29

+

0.34

+

0.16

–

–

LRS

Tonsil

+

0.17

+

0.08

–

–

+

0.15

–

–

–

–

–

–

Retropharyngeal ln.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Submandibular ln.

–

–

–

0.35

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Prescapular ln.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mediastinal ln.

+

0.16

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Spleen

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mesenterial ln.

–

–

+

0.23

–

–

+

0.19

+

0.54

–

–

–

–

Popliteal ln.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

GIT

Oesophagus

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Stomach

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

Duodenum

++

–

–

–

–

–

++

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

Jejunum

++

0.24

–

–

+

–

++

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

Ileum

+++

0.40

+++

0.72

++

0.22

+++

1.48

+

0.23

++

0.31

–

–

Caecum

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Colon

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Rectum

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

SM

Oculomotor

+

1.00

–

–

–

–

+

2.83

–

0.67

–

–

–

–

Brachial biceps

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Semitendinosus

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.20

–

–

–

–

Other

Tongue

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Olfactory mucosa

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Heart

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Lung

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Liver

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Adrenal gland

–

–

–

–

+

0.15

–

–

+

0.19

–

–

–

–

Urinary bladder

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Kidney

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Pancreas

+

–

–

–

+

–

+

0.21

+

–

+

–

–

–

Uterus

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–