Apicomplexa
- Experimental TherapeuticsEffects of PERK eIF2α Kinase Inhibitor against Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that has infected one-third of the population. Upon infection of warm-blooded vertebrates, the replicating form of the parasite (tachyzoite) converts into a latent form (bradyzoite) present in tissue cysts.