Chronic Toxoplasma gondii in Nurr1-null heterozygous mice exacerbates elevated open field activity.

Latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii is common in humans (approximately 30% of the global population) and is a significant risk factor for schizophrenia. Since prevalence of T. gondii infection is far greater than prevalence of schizophrenia (0.5-1%), genetic risk factors are likely also necessar...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey B Eells, Andrea Varela-Stokes, Shirley X Guo-Ross, Evangel Kummari, Holly M Smith, Erin Cox, David S Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4391871?pdf=render