Is highly expressed ACE 2 in pregnant women “a curse” in times of COVID-19 pandemic?

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2) is a membrane-bound enzyme that cleaves angiotensin II (Ang II) into angiotensin (1–7). It also serves as an important binding site for SARS-CoV-2, thereby, facilitating viral entry into target host cells. ACE 2 is abundantly present in the intestine, kidney,...

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Autores principales: Dhaundiyal, Ankit, Kumari, Puja, Jawalekar, Snehal Sainath, Chauhan, Gaurav, Kalra, Sourav, Navik, Umashanker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33129880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118676

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