Calomys callosus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) trophoblast cells as host cells to Toxoplasma gondii in early pregnancy

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 647-654

  Ferro, E A V ^a,b   Bevilacqua, E ^b   Favoreto Junior, S ^a   Silva, D A O ^a   Mortara, R A ^c   Mineo, J R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COCCIDIA; CRICETIDAE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0033014408     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050609     Document Type: Article

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