Tissue cyst tropism in Toxoplasma gondii: A comparison of tissue cyst formation in organs of cats, and rodents fed oocysts

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Mice; Organ distribution; Rats; Tissue cysts; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RAT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATS; EYE; FEMALE; HEART; KIDNEY; MICE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TONGUE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030798028     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097008949     Document Type: Article

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