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Editorial

Translation control is critical during acute and chronic stages of toxoplasmosis infection

Bradley R Joyce Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Christian Konrad Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Ronald C Wek Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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William J Sullivan Jr Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. [email protected]
Pages 1-3 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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