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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |