Molecules of fatal attraction : biology of parasite-induced changes in host production

Studies showed that Toxoplasma gondii can alter rat behaviour to increase its chances of being transmitted to its definitive host by reducing rat avoidance towards cats. Several mechanisms have been hypothesized for this phenomenon and the mechanism focused in this project is the AVP gene in medial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yeow, William Wen Wang
Other Authors: Ajai Vyas
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67060