Acquired and Congenital Ocular Toxoplasmosis Experimentally Induced in Calomys callosus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

An experimental model for acquired and congenital ocular toxoplasmosis as well as a model to induce experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) was investigated in Calomys callosus. Toxoplasma gondii, ME-49 strain, was used to infect males and pregnant- and not pregnant-females while S-antigen, a major gl...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima Pereira, Deise Aparecida Oliveira Silva, Eloisa Amália Vieira Ferro, José Roberto Mineo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000100021