A mouse model of recrudescence of Toxoplasma gondii infection.
Dexamethasone was given to mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii to provide a model of recrudescence of infection in immunocompromised patients and to permit investigation of the interaction between parasite and host.
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Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh.
Wright
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Maley
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Burns
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Buxton
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012008:Recurrence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone