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COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of ‘abnormal cells’, say scientists – The Indian Express
The researchers, including those from King’s College London in the UK, examined lung, heart, liver, and kidney samples of 41 patients who died of COVID-19 to examine…
By: PTI | London |
November 4, 2020 4:35:34 pm
The researchers noted that this formation of fused cells — syncytia — is due to the viral spike protein, which the virus uses to enter the cell. (Representational)Scientists have analysed organ samples from deceased COVID-19 patients and found extensive lung damage in most cases caused by the persistence of abnormal “fused cells,” an advance which sheds more light on the progression of the disease.
The researchers, including those from King’s College…
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