<i>Monodelphis domestica</i> as a Fetal Intra-Cerebral Inoculation Model for Zika Virus Pathogenesis

<i>Monodelphis domestica</i> (the laboratory opossum) is a marsupial native to South America. At birth, these animals are developmentally equivalent to human embryos at approximately 5 weeks of gestation, which, when coupled with other characteristics including the size of the animals, t...

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Main Authors: John Thomas, Juan Garcia, Matthew Terry, Susan Mahaney, Oscar Quintanilla, Dionn Carlo Silva, Marisol Morales, John L VandeBerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/5/733