Spontaneous cystogenesis in vitro of a Brazilian strain of Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology International

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Paredes Santos, T C ^a,b   Martins Duarte, E S ^a,b   Vitor, R W A ^c   de Souza, W ^a,b,d   Attias, M ^a,b   Vommaro, R C ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradyzoite; Cyst; Recombinant strain; Stage conversion; Toxoplasma gondii; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BRADYZOITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGENESIS; DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84872815267     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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