<named-content content-type="genus-species">Toxoplasma gondii</named-content> Infections Alter GABAergic Synapses and Signaling in the Central Nervous System

ABSTRACT During infections with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is utilized as a carbon source for parasite metabolism and also to facilitate parasite dissemination by stimulating dendritic-cell motility. The best-recognized function for GABA, however, is its...

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Main Authors: Justin M. Brooks, Gabriela L. Carrillo, Jianmin Su, David S. Lindsay, Michael A. Fox, Ira J. Blader
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d5badc021d0040e483c82c8ecb647710
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