Toxoplasma gondii: Differential protection rates by two strains against cyst formation in a rat model

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-270

  Freyre, A ^a,b   Falcon J ^a   Mendez, J ^b   Gonzalez M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Acquired toxoplasmosis; Protection; Rat model; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ME 49; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33750372560     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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