Molecular cross talk between Toxoplasma gondii and the host immune system;Manipulation du système immunitaire par le parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Buzoni Gatel, Dominique ^a   Dubremetz, Jean François ^b   Werts, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CELL INVASION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOPLASM; HOST CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 39649088703     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2008242191     Document Type: Review

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