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Nerve tissues can carry prion diseases. Here's a study[1] on bovine prions in peripheral nerve tissue. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321908

• TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
  Genuine question: does regular muscle meat contain any nerves? I was under the impression all of our muscles contain efferent neurons to deliver motor control signals and afferent neurons to send back stretch reception signals / proprioception / pain. But I wouldn't know exactly where these nerve fibres are located and if they're completely removed from regular cuts of meat. Another question is: do the prions accumulate and remain in the main body (soma) of the nerve cell, or do the prions diffuse throughout the axons and dendrites of the nerve cells. If prions remain within the soma, then removing nerve ganglia from products intended for human consumption or animal feed would, one supposes, limit the spread of prions.
  • fucking_tragedy 8y ago
    I'm not sure of the answers to either of your questions, sorry. I'm just aware that bones contain a high amount of nerve tissue, and therefore have a higher probability of transferring prions to whomever consumes them.