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The Distribution of Toxoplasma gondii Cysts in the Brain of a Mouse with Latent Toxoplasmosis: Implications for the Behavioral Manipulation Hypothesis

BACKGROUND: The highly prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii reportedly manipulates rodent behavior to enhance the likelihood of transmission to its definitive cat host. The proximate mechanisms underlying this adaptive manipulation remain largely unclear, though a growing body of evidence suggests t...

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Autores principales: Berenreiterová, Miroslava, Flegr, Jaroslav, Kuběna, Aleš A., Němec, Pavel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22194951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028925