Human eggs, zygotes, and embryos express the receptor angiotensin 1-converting enzyme 2 and transmembrane serine protease 2 protein necessary for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

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OBJECTIVE: To study messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expressions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) entry receptors (angiotensin 1-converting enzyme 2 [ACE2] and CD147) and proteases (transmembrane serine protease 2 [TMPRSS2] and cathepsin L [CTSL]) in human oocytes, embryos, and cumulus (CCs) and granulosa cells (GCs). DESIGN: Research study. SETTING: Clinical in vitro...

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