Toxoplasma gondii migration within and infection of human retina.

Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis is a common blinding retinal infection caused by the parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. Basic processes relating to establishment of infection in the human eye by T. gondii tachyzoites have not been investigated. To evaluate the ability of tachyzoites to navigate the human re...

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Main Authors: João M Furtado, Liam M Ashander, Kathleen Mohs, Timothy J Chipps, Binoy Appukuttan, Justine R Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3578837?pdf=render