Brazilian contribution for a better knowledge on the biology of Toxoplasma gondii

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-154

  de Souza, Wanderley ^a   DaMatta, Renato A ^b   Attias, Márcia ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian contribution; Host cell interaction; Toxoplasma gondii; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549102618     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000200004     Document Type: Article

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