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Toxoplasma gondii infection induces dendritic retraction in basolateral amygdala accompanied by reduced corticosterone secretion

Pathological anxiety is thought to reflect a maladaptive state characterized by exaggerated fear. Naturally occurring perturbations that reduce fear can be crucial in the search for new treatments. The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii invades rat brain and removes the fear that rats have of cat...

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Autores principales: Mitra, Rupshi, Sapolsky, Robert Morris, Vyas, Ajai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Limited 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23104989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.009928