Fig. 5
From: Toxoplasma gondii adhesion and apoptosis of chicken erythrocytes
Evaluation of transcriptional expression of virulence factors in T. gondii. T. gondii tachyzoites were incubated with erythrocytes in vitro. T. gondii cultured in Vero cells or isolated from mice in vivo were used as controls. The transcriptional levels of ROP18 (a), ROP16 (b), and MIC3 (c) were decreased significantly in T. gondii coincubated with chicken erythrocytes, while actin showed no significant difference (d). Error bars represent the mean ± SD (n = 3). **p < 0.01