“…PrP c has been shown to be present in various regions of the hamster brain, including cortex, hippocampus, striatum, olfactory bulb, hypothalamus, midbrain, cerebellum, and brainstem (14). However, some regional differences in the abundance and localization have been found, according to different authors (16,17). PrP c has been detected by Northern blot and͞or Western blot in a large variety of peripheral tissues, including heart, lung, pancreas, testes, and kidney in the rodent (18,19) and also skeletal muscle and uterus in sheep (15).…”