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Study identifies the mechanisms that underlie olfactory symptoms of COVID-19 – News-Medical.net
A new study of human olfactory cells has revealed that viral invasion of supportive cells in the nasal cavity might be driving the loss of smell seen in some patients with COVID-19.
A new study of human olfactory cells has revealed that viral invasion of supportive cells in the nasal cavity might be driving the loss of smell seen in some patients with COVID-19.
The findings show that non-neuronal cells in the brain and nose express genes critical for SARS-CoV-2 entry, while neurons do not; therefore, non-neuronal cells are likely to be the primary targets for virus-induced damage leading to loss of smell, or anosmia.
Recent investigations into COVID-19-associated anosmia …
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