Zika Virus: Mechanisms of Infection During Pregnancy

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 701-702

  King, Nicholas J C ^a   Teixeira, Mauro M ^b   Mahalingam, Suresh ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

congenital Zika syndrome; immune status; pregnancy; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VIRUS ENTRY; ZIKA FEVER; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY; ZIKA VIRUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 85019981708     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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