A mathematical model for within-host toxoplasma gondii invasion dynamics

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 647-662

  Sullivan, Adam ^a   Agusto, Folashade ^b   Bewick, Sharon ^c   Su, Chunlei ^c   Lenhart, Suzanne ^c   Zhao, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra host dynamics; Parasite infection; Stage conversion; Toxoplasma gondii; Within host invasion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; STATISTICS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84864842130     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2012.9.647     Document Type: Article

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