Molecules of fatal attraction : biology of parasite-induced changes in host production
Studies showed that Toxoplasma gondii can alter rat behaviour to increase its chances of being transmitted to its definitive host by reducing rat avoidance towards cats. Several mechanisms have been hypothesized for this phenomenon and the mechanism focused in this project is the AVP gene in medial...
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Main Author: | Yeow, William Wen Wang |
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Other Authors: | Ajai Vyas |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67060 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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