Possible role of toxoplasmosis in patients with first-episode schizophrenia;İlk atak şizofreni olgularinda toksoplazmozun olası rolü

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Tanyüksel, Mehmet ^a   Uzun, Özcan ^a   Araz, Engin ^a   Koru, Özgur ^a   Babür, Cahit ^b  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elisa; Sabin feldman dye test; Schizophrenia; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; FLOORS;

CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROL SUBJECT; ELISA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

DISEASES;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MILK; RAW MEAT; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOIL; SYMPTOM; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77954374022     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0904-11     Document Type: Article

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