Toxoplasma gondii: Entry, association, and physiological influence on the central nervous system

Oscar A. Mendez; Anita A. Koshy

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006351

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Toxoplasma gondii: Entry, association, and physiological influence on the central nervous system

Oscar A. Mendez,

Affiliations Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-5864

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Anita A. Koshy

* E-mail: akoshy@email.arizona.edu

Affiliations BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Toxoplasma gondii: Entry, association, and physiological influence on the central nervous system

Oscar A. Mendez,
Anita A. Koshy

Published: July 20, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006351

About the Authors

Oscar A. Mendez

Affiliations Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-5864

Anita A. Koshy

* E-mail: akoshy@email.arizona.edu

Affiliations BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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