In our study, most of the women demonstrated symptoms of ZIKV infection in the first trimester, which could be associated with the disturbance in
neuronal migration processes and the formation of the neural tube.
Not exact matches
Using a mouse model, the team also demonstrated that two
processes during neurodevelopment are regulated by the gene: proliferation — the replication of
neuronal stem cells that have the potential to become multiple different kinds of cells, including neurons — and
migration — the movement of neurons to specific locations in the brain during development.
The
processes for early brain development —
neuronal migration, synapse formation, and pruning — are responsive to and directed by environment as well as genetics.