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Lack of Association Between ACE2 Expression and Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Peripheral Mononuclear Cells in Males
Background: Male sex is a risk factor for developing severe COVID-19 illness, hospitalization, and mortality. It is possible that the male sex hormone, testosterone, contributes to the morbidity from COVID-19. SARS-CoV2 viruses use cell membrane protein Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) recepto...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8090028/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1563 |