Effectiveness of Gamma Rays in Attenuation of Toxoplasma gondii Pathogenicity and Eliciting Immune Response in Mice

ABSTRACT Gamma irradiation was applied to the tachyzoites Toxoplasma gondii virulent strain at doses of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 KGy. Radiation's effects were assessed both in vivo and in vitro. In vitro, the modest dosage of radiation, 0.25 KGy, showed 97% tachyzoites viability with only slight...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasite Immunology. - 46(2024), 12
1. Verfasser: El Shanawany, Eman E. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Younis, Salwa Sami, Nemr, Waleed A., Hassan, Soad E., Zalat, Rabab S., Desouky, Hassan M., Shaapan, Raafat M., Abdel‐Rahman, Eman H.
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Parasite Immunology
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