<named-content content-type="genus-species">Toxoplasma gondii</named-content> Infections Alter GABAergic Synapses and Signaling in the Central Nervous System
ABSTRACT During infections with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is utilized as a carbon source for parasite metabolism and also to facilitate parasite dissemination by stimulating dendritic-cell motility. The best-recognized function for GABA, however, is its...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2015-12-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01428-15 |