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1 Placental Mechanics in the Zika-Microcephaly Relationship
Jennifer J. Adibi, Yaqi Zhao, Abigail R. Cartus, Phalguni Gupta, Lance A. Davidson  Cell Host & Microbe  Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 9-11 (July 2016) DOI: /j.chom Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Zika Virus Has to Navigate Several Cell Layers and Tissue Barriers in Order to Access the Embryo/Fetus in the First Trimester of Pregnancy (A) Gestational sac before the onset of maternal-placental blood flow (<10 weeks gestation). Figure from Adibi et al. (2016). Lancet 387, 1587–1590 (illustrator Adrian Roots). (B) The architecture and cellular layers of the placental villous and chorion. Figure from Robbins et al. (2010). PLoS Pathog. 6, e Cell Host & Microbe  , 9-11DOI: ( /j.chom ) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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