Fetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice
Uraki R, Jurado KA, Hwang J, Szigeti-Buck K, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Fikrig E. Fetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 215: 1720-1724. PMID: 28472297, PMCID: PMC5853330, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusSexual transmissionWeight of fetusesFetal growth restrictionNaive female miceType I interferon receptorEmbryonic day 18.5Female miceGrowth restrictionMale miceOcular deformityMosquito bitesControl groupDay 18.5Fetal abnormalitiesSexual contactInterferon receptorMiceFetusesInfected malesVirusDeformityAbnormalitiesReceptors