Study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in patients with bipolar disorder

Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 215-220

  Khademvatan, Shahram ^a   Khajeddin, Niloufar ^a   Izadi, Sakineh ^a   Saki, Jasem ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Parasite; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84878086379     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2013.215.220     Document Type: Article

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