ACE2: the molecular doorway to SARS-CoV-2
Abstract The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the host functional receptor for the new virus SARS-CoV-2 causing Coronavirus Disease 2019. ACE2 is expressed in 72 different cell types. Some factors that can affect the expression of the ACE2 are: sex, environment, comorbidities, medications (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Cell & Bioscience |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-020-00519-8 |