A murine model for cerebral toxocariasis: Characterization of host susceptibility and behaviour

Parasitology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-801

  Hamilton, C M ^a   Stafford, P ^a   Pinelli, E ^b   Holland, C V ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity; Behaviour; Brain; Inbred mice; Learning and memory; Toxocara canis; Visceral larva migrans

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELMINTHIASIS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; INBRED STRAIN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; LARVA; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MURINAE; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 33646752325     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006009887     Document Type: Article

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