Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Part B On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM, scleroplex <scleroplex at gmail.com> wrote: > that didn't work so i'll truncate into 4 parts :-) > > A B C D > > > what toxo infection does is make the host engage in behaviours that would > increase the chance of the host being eaten by a cat. > > just one example - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22431975 > > in rats and mice this makes them seek out lit areas and behave actively > and aggressively rather than hide. > > in animals that are not likely to be eaten by cats there are changes too - > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303785/pdf/pone.0032489.pdf > > in humans toxo makes people aggressive and suicidal. > postolache has been looking closely at that for some years - > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716055 > > contd............. >