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Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents are highly specific to aversion of cat odors

The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii blocks the innate aversion of rats for cat urine, instead producing an attraction to the pheromone; this may increase the likelihood of a cat predating a rat. This is thought to reflect adaptive, behavioral manipulation by Toxoplasma in that the parasite, alt...

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Main Authors: Vyas, Ajai, Kim, Seon-Kyeong, Giacomini, Nicholas, Boothroyd, John C., Sapolsky, Robert M.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: National Academy of Sciences 2007
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1851063/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17404235
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0608310104
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