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Behavioural abnormalities in Toxoplasma-infected mice

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Pages 337-345 | Received 12 Nov 1979, Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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J. Hay, P. P. Aitken, W. M. Hutchison & D. I. Graham. (1983) The effect of congenital and adult-acquired Toxoplasma infections on the motor performance of mice. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 77:3, pages 261-277.
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