• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.205-210
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• 2016

BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)-like symptoms salivation, gait disorder, and the downer syndrome occurred to 8 heads of cattle at six cattle farms in Gyeonju, east eastern Gyeongsang province in 2013. Eight brain tissue samples using a vibration saw (Multimaster$^{(R)}$ FEIN, Germany) were collected referring to "The brain removal technique of transmisible spongiform encephalopathy sampling DVD" by Animal And Plant Quarantine Agency. Brain removal techinque using a vibration saw on the thick, solid frontal bone of cattle is more convenient for incision and removal than an ax for BSE testing.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.341-346
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• 2014

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also termed prion diseases, are a threat to food safety and to human and animal health. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans is caused by the consumption of meat contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, mad cow disease). The BSE epidemic in the United Kingdom was shown to be related with the extensive use of BSE-contaminated meat-and-bone meal (MBM) and bovine offal. Many countries worldwide use MBM, as well as meat from cows, for aquaculture feed. This raises concerns about the safety of farmed fish, a major protein source for humans. The present work reviews recent studies on fish prion protein and the transmissibility of mammalian prion agents to fish, providing insights into the future direction of fish prion research.

• KAPE Magazine
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• no.89
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• pp.8-8
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• 2004

• Korean Deer Journal
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• v.7 no.3 s.41
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• pp.113-115
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• 2002

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.349-354
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• 1991

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.134-146
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• 2001

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.87-90
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• 1997

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.221-231
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• 2001

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.290-297
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• 2016

This study analyzed the features of the nodules requiring a fine needle aspiration, which were found in thyroid ultrasonography of the employee health check-up examinees. Based on the fine needle aspiration results, over 1 cm nodules or those implying malignancy on the ultrasonography were categorized into the 1st group. Whereas, regardless of the size the fine needle aspiration results implying malignancy on the ultrasonography were categorized into the 2nd group. In the 1st group, 15.8% were malignant, and in the 2nd group, 28% were malignant. The findings implying malignancy were statistically significant. However, even though the nodules were larger than 1 cm, when the nodules were not accompanied by a high risk factor and showed a spongiform structure in the ultrasonographic results, most of them were benign, and a fine needle aspiration was not required. The ultrasonographic findings are important rationales in making a decision on whether or not a fine needle aspiration is required for thyroid nodules. Currently, the fine needle aspiration for thyroid nodules is commonly performed when the size of the nodule is larger than 1 cm, even though it has a spongiform structure, to relieve the patient's anxiety. However, if ultrasonographic findings of thyroid are correctly understood in differentiating malignant from benign nodules, unnecessary fine needle aspiration can be avoided.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.395-400
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• 1996

이근은 최근 소위 '광우병' 발생과 그 여파에 관한 이야기가 연일 보도됨을 계기로 이 병인 등에 관한 최근의 연구결과를 좀더 이해시키고져, 'Virus'(일본 바이러스 학회지)에 게재된 Stanley B. Prusiner저 'Molecular Genetics and Biophysics of Prions' 및 Academic Press사 발행(1994)의 'ENCYCLOPEDIA of VIROLOGY' 중의 'Spongiform Encephalopathies'항 등에서 부분적으로 발췌하여 엮은 것임.