Effect of Toxoplasma gondii infection kinetics on trophoblast cell population in Calomys callosus, a model of congenital toxoplasmosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 7089-7094

  Ferro, E A V ^a,b   Silva, D A O ^b   Bevilacqua, E ^a   Mineo, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETUS LIVER; GIANT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MURIDAE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036893445     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.12.7089-7094.2002     Document Type: Article

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