In Utero Exposure to Zika Virus Results in sex-Specific Memory Deficits and Neurological Alterations in Adult Mice.

ABSTRACT:

Summary statement

In utero exposure to ZIKV leads to decreased number of neurons in adult mice. Female mice exposed to ZIKV in utero exhibit lower levels of BDNF, a decrease in synaptic markers, memory deficits, and risk-taking behavior during adulthood.

SUBMITTER: Andrade TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9421007 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature