Article
Significant expression of FURIN and ACE2 on oral epithelial cells may facilitate the efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 entry
2020-04-18
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Leading to a sustained epidemic spread with >2,000,000 confirmed human infections, including >100,000 deaths, COVID-19 was caused by SARS-CoV-2 and resulted in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis, which brought more challenges to the patient’s treatment. The S-glycoprotein, which recognized as the key factor for the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the cell, contains two functional d...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a77519f3-1abe-5e81-b82a-44e80f6c3869
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.04.18.047951
