Toxoplasma gondii is a sexually transmissible parasite in humans and induces host behavioral change in rodents via the medial amygdala arginine vasopressin system
Basic innate defensive responses such as fear of predators are hardwired to preserve the survival of an individual. Nonetheless, a parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can cause rodents to lose their innate aversion to predators. This behavioral change plausibly facilitates trophic transmission of the paras...
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| Format: | Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy |
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Nanyang Technological University
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89203 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47073 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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