Zika Persists in Multiple Cell Types, Lowering Testosterone and Causing Testicular Atrophy (3 of 3) (VIDEO)

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Lead author Dr. Ryuta Uraki discusses the research. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 22 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by R. Uraki at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT, and colleagues was titled, "Zika virus causes testicular atrophy."

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