Elevated ACE-2 expression in the olfactory neuroepithelium: implications for anosmia and upper respiratory SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication

Mengfei Chen, Wenjuan Shen, Nicholas R. Rowan, Heather Kulaga, Alexander Hillel, Murugappan Ramanathan, Andrew P. Lane

Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (3) 2001948; 10.1183/13993003.01948-2020
Journal Issue: September

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