Experimental model of congenital toxoplasmosis in guinea-pigs: Use of quantitative and qualitative PCR for the study of maternofetal transmission

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 871-878

  Flori, P ^a   Hafid, J ^a   Bourlet, T ^a   Raberin, H ^a   Genin, C ^a   Tran Manh Sung, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036801718     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-871     Document Type: Article

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