Mice Infected with Low-Virulence Strains of Toxoplasma gondii Lose Their Innate Aversion to Cat Urine, Even after Extensive Parasite Clearance

Toxoplasma gondii chronic infection in rodent secondary hosts has been reported to lead to a loss of innate, hard-wired fear toward cats, its primary host. However the generality of this response across T. gondii strains and the underlying mechanism for this pathogen-mediated behavioral change remai...

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Autores principales: Ingram, Wendy Marie, Goodrich, Leeanne M., Robey, Ellen A., Eisen, Michael B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075246

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075246

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