Effects of Toxoplasma gondii infection on plasma testosterone and cortisol level and stress index on patients referred to Sina Hospital, Tehran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Shirbazou, Shahnaz ^a   Abasian, Laila ^a   Meymand, Fatemeh Talebi ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Stress; Testosterone; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79955823468     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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