Neuroinflammation-Associated Aspecific Manipulation of Mouse Predator Fear by Toxoplasma gondii

Summary: In rodents, the decrease of felid aversion induced by Toxoplasma gondii, a phenomenon termed fatal attraction, is interpreted as an adaptive manipulation by the neurotropic protozoan parasite. With the aim of understanding how the parasite induces such specific behavioral modifications, we...

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Main Authors: Madlaina Boillat, Pierre-Mehdi Hammoudi, Sunil Kumar Dogga, Stéphane Pagès, Maged Goubran, Ivan Rodriguez, Dominique Soldati-Favre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719316699