| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/GB94/00766 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 1, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 1, 1995 PCT Filed Apr. 12, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO92/24554 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 27, 1994Techniques for the detection of disease of the central nervous system, particularly of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease", scrapie and related states, are provided based upon the detection of a factor present in the urine of affected animals or humans. That factor is defined in terms of elution data from an ion exchange column and by electrochemical characteristics. |