dendritic cells function as the main cellular population responsible for professional antigen presentation and hence for induction of primary immune responses. although they are present in virtually every tissue, nevertheless their number is usually so low that it makes their isolation for studies very difficult. in this study, we purified dendritic cells from mouse spleen by a three-step enric...

background: toxoplasma gondii, as an important food-borne protozoan parasite, occurs widely in humans and animals including domestic poultry throughout the world. the goal of this survey was to determine prevalence rate of t. gondii in free-ranging chickens sold in tunis, tunisia. methods: in the present study, the prevalence of t. gondii in 40 free-range chickens (gallus domesticus) marketed i...