Murine cytomegalovirus infection of neural stem cells alters neurogenesis in the developing brain.

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) brain infection causes serious neuro-developmental sequelae including: mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and sensorineural hearing loss. But, the mechanisms of injury and pathogenesis to the fetal brain are not completely understood. The present study addresses pot...

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Main Authors: Manohar B Mutnal, Maxim C-J Cheeran, Shuxian Hu, James R Lokensgard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3020957?pdf=render