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COVID-19: angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression and tissue susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is not only an enzyme but also a functional receptor on cell surfaces through which SARS-CoV-2 enters the host cells and is highly expressed in the heart, kidneys, and lungs and shed into the plas...

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Autores principales: Beyerstedt, Stephany, Casaro, Expedito Barbosa, Rangel, Érika Bevilaqua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33389262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-04138-6