The Neurotropic Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii Increases Dopamine Metabolism

The highly prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii manipulates its host's behavior. In infected rodents, the behavioral changes increase the likelihood that the parasite will be transmitted back to its definitive cat host, an essential step in completion of the parasite's life cycle. The mech...

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Main Authors: Prandovszky, Emese, Gaskell, Elizabeth, Martin, Heather, Dubey, J. P., Webster, Joanne P., McConkey, Glenn A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177840/