Small intestinal inflammation following oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii does not occur exclusively in C57BL/6 mice: Review of 70 reports from the literature

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-233

  Schreiner, Maximilian ^a   Liesenfeld, Oliver ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal; Gastrointestinal tract; Inflammation; Necrosis; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549126484     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200015     Document Type: Article

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