Plasma ACE2 activity is persistently elevated following SARS-CoV-2 infection: implications for COVID-19 pathogenesis and consequences

Sheila K. Patel, Jennifer A. Juno, Wen Shi Lee, Kathleen M. Wragg, P. Mark Hogarth, Stephen J. Kent, Louise M. Burrell

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (5) 2003730; 10.1183/13993003.03730-2020
Journal Issue: May

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