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Zika Persists in Multiple Cell Types, Lowering Testosterone and Causing Testicular Atrophy (2 of 3)

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Zika Persists in Multiple Cell Types, Lowering Testosterone and Causing Testicular Atrophy (2 of 3)

image: A diagram shows cell types in the testes. Zika virus can infect the interstitial cells of the testes. 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." view more 

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