Effects of Methylmercury Exposure on the Immune and Neurological Responses of Mice to Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that causes life-threatening disease in congenitally infected infants and immunocompromised patients, such as those inflicted with AIDS. Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is a common presenting condition in an AIDS infection. People become infected with T. gond...

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Main Author: King, Marquea D.
Other Authors: Veterinary Medical Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28188
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07022002-152038/