Congenital and acquired toxoplasmosis: Diversity and role of antibodies in different compartments of the host

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 651-660

  Correa, D ^a,b   Canedo Solares I ^b   Ortiz Alegria L B ^b   Caballero Ortega, H ^b   Rico Torres, C P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Compartments; Complement; Cytokine regulation; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; FC RECEPTOR; HUMORAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 36549043387     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2007.00982.x     Document Type: Review

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