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Photobiomodulation therapy reduces viral load and cell death in ZIKV-infected glioblastoma cell line

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This work was supported by University of Trieste – “University funding for scientific research project” (U22SCFRA15) and by IRCCS Burlo Garofolo/Italian Ministry of Health (RC 15/2017).

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  1. University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Luisa Zupin, Ilaria Caracciolo, Paola Maura Tricarico, Giulia Ottaviani, Pierlanfranco D’Agaro & Sergio Crovella

  2. Institute for Maternal and Child Health – IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

    Sergio Crovella

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G.O. has a part-time employment in K-Laser d.o.o. (Sežana, Slovenia). The other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Zupin, L., Caracciolo, I., Tricarico, P.M. et al. Photobiomodulation therapy reduces viral load and cell death in ZIKV-infected glioblastoma cell line. Lasers Med Sci 33, 2011–2013 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-018-2568-8

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