Toxoplasma gondii infection enhances testicular steroidogenesis in rats

The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii enhances the sexual attractiveness of infected male rats and attenuates the innate fear of cat odour in infected individuals. These behavioural changes plausibly lead to greater transmission of parasites through sexual and trophic routes, respectively. Testos...

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Main Authors: Lim, Audrey, Kumar, Vineet, Dass, Shantala Arundathi Hari, Vjas, Ajai
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97718
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18101
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English

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