Cellular responses to Rubella virus infection of neural progenitors derived from human embryonic stem cells

Rubella virus (RUBV) is a significant human pathogen. RUBV infection takes an enormous toll due to congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), a constellation of birth defects including blindness, hearing defects and mental retardation. Little is known about RUBV-induced teratogenesis due to the absence of u...

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Main Author: Xu, Jie
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2013
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/biology_diss/135
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1137&context=biology_diss