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Effect of age on human ACE2 and ACE2-expressing alveolar type II cells levels
BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes COVID-19. Viral entry requires ACE2 and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2). Transcriptomic studies showed that children display lower ACE2 than adul...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group US
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9219367/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35739259 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-022-02163-z |