Ocular toxoplasmosis: More than just what meets the eye

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-328

  Vallochi, A L ^a   Nakamura, M V ^a   Schlesinger, D ^a   Martins, M C ^b   Silveira, C ^b   Belfort Jr , R ^b   Rizzo, L V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Departamento de Imunologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INJURY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INGESTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 0036229617     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2002.01052.x     Document Type: Review

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