The Neurotropic Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii Increases Dopamine Metabolism

The highly prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii manipulates its host's behavior. In infected rodents, the behavioral changes increase the likelihood that the parasite will be transmitted back to its definitive cat host, an essential step in completion of the parasite's life cycle. The mech...

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Autores principales: Prandovszky, Emese, Gaskell, Elizabeth, Martin, Heather, Dubey, J. P., Webster, Joanne P., McConkey, Glenn A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023866

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023866

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