Retinochoroiditis is induced by oral administration of Toxoplasma gondii cysts in the Hamster model

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 657-661

  Gormley, P D ^a   Pavesio, C E ^a   Luthert, P ^a   Lightman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral induction; Retinochoroiditis; Syrian Golden Hamster; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033000505     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0655     Document Type: Article

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