Induction of changes in human behaviour by the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Flegr, J ^a   Zitkova S ^a   Kodym, P ^b   Frynta, D ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cattell's questionnaire; Manipulation hypothesis; Personality; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

COCCIDIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0029995973     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000066269     Document Type: Article

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