Infection and immunity with the RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii in rats and mice

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 657-662

  Dubey, J P ^b   Shen, S K ^b   Kwok, O C H ^b   Frenkel, J K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; MICE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032864832     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285739     Document Type: Article

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