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COVID-19: Zinc and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Deficiencies as Determinants of Risk and Severity of Disease: A Narrative Review

A growing body of evidence supports the premise that deficiencies of zinc and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2, a zinc enzyme) determine severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ACE2 is part of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and acts as a feedback control system moderating blood pre...

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Autor principal: Salgo, Miklos P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8273847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34251655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-021-00478-8