Comparative Analysis Between Flaviviruses Reveals Specific Neural Stem Cell Tropism for Zika Virus in the Mouse Developing Neocortex
The recent Zika outbreak in South America and French Polynesia was associated with an epidemic of microcephaly, a disease characterized by a reduced size of the cerebral cortex. Other members of the Flavivirus genus, including West Nile virus (WNV), can cause encephalitis but were not demonstrated t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-08-01
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| Series: | EBioMedicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416303231 |