Toxoplasma gondii infection induces lipid metabolism alterations in the murine host

Host lipids have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondiiinfection. To determine if Toxoplasmainfection influences the lipid status in the normal host, we assessed serum lipids of Swiss-Webster mice during infection with the BGD-1 strain (type-2) at a series of time points. Mice were...

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Main Authors: Ivan Milovanović, Marija Vujanić, Ivana Klun, Branko Bobić, Aleksandra Nikolić, Vladimir Ivović, Alexander M Trbovich, Olgica Djurković-Djaković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000200008