Toxoplasma gondii in primary rat CNS cells:: Differential contribution of neurons, astrocytes, and microglial cells for the intracerebral development and stage differentiation

Toxoplasma gondii in primary rat CNS cells:: Differential contribution of neurons, astrocytes, and microglial cells for the intracerebral development and stage differentiation
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DOI:
10.1006/expr.1999.4421
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发表时间:
1999-09-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Gross, U
Gross, U
中科院分区:
医学4区
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作者:
Lüder, CGK;Giraldo-Velásquez, M;Gross, U

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