Zika virus infection during the period of maximal brain growth causes microcephaly and corticospinal...
Zika virus infection during the period of maximal brain growth causes microcephaly and corticospinal neuron apoptosis in wild type mice
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women has been established as a cause of microcephaly in newborns. Here we test the hypothesis that neurodevelopmental stages when the brain is undergoing rapid growth are particularly vulnerable to the effects of ZIKV infection. We injected ZIKV intracranially into wild type C57BL/6 mice at two different tim...
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Zika virus infection during the period of maximal brain growth causes microcephaly and corticospinal neuron apoptosis in wild type mice
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5054421
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5054421
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/srep34793
