Seroepidemiologic evaluation of anti-toxoplasma antibodies among women in North of Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2359-2362

  Saeedi, Mohsen ^a   Veghari, Gholam Reza ^a   Marjani, Abdoljalal ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

IgG; IgM; Iran; Pregnancy; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 34547141630     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2359.2362     Document Type: Article

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