The significance of cerebral toxocariasis: A model system for exploring the link between brain involvement, behaviour and the immune response

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-83

  Holland, Celia V ^a   Hamilton, Clare M ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behavioural alteration; Brain involvement; Cerebral immune response; Cerebral toxocariasis; Cytokines; Humans; Mice; Mouse model; Paratenic hosts; Toxocara

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOKINES; DOGS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 84871193873     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.074120     Document Type: Review

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