Prevention of recrudescent toxoplasmic encephalitis using ponazuril in an immunodeficient mouse model

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Mitchell, Sheila M ^a   Zajac, Anne M ^a   Kennedy, Tom ^b   Davis, Wendell ^c   Dubey, J P ^d   Lindsay, David S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Farnam Companies Inc   (United States)

^c BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PONAZURIL; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTICS; IMMUNOASSAY; PROTOZOAN; RODENT;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PARASITOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECURRENCE; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL; TRIAZINES;

EID: 33751356733     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00217.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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