Toxoplasma gondii infection enhances testicular steroidogenesis in rats

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

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...