Real-Time RT-PCR on SAG1 and BAG1 Gene Expression during Stage Conversion in Immunosuppressed Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii Tehran Strain |
Selseleh, Monavar
(Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
Modarressi, Mohammad Hossein (Genetics Faculty, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Mohebali, Mehdi (Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Shojaee, Saeedeh (Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Eshragian, Mohammad Reza (Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Selseleh, Mina (Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Azizi, Ebrahim (Molecular Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Keshavarz, Hossein (Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) |
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