Gateway to the lungs: Viral entry receptors and susceptibility to COVID-19

Respirology. 2021 May;26(5):404-405. doi: 10.1111/resp.14039. Epub 2021 Mar 16.

Authors

Hugo Farne¹, Aran Singanayagam²

Affiliations

¹ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Abstract

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Keywords: ACE2; SARS-CoV-2; angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; coronavirus disease, COVID-19; viral infection.

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MeSH terms

Asthma*
COVID-19*
Epithelial Cells
Humans
Lung
Male
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Receptors, Virus
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Receptors, Virus
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A