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How does SARS-CoV-2 infect the pancreas? – News-Medical.Net

To understand how SARS-CoV-2 infects the pancreas and investigate its effects, a team of researchers used the human iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells)-derived…

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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected over 104 million lives and caused over 2.3 million deaths globally. Although predominantly considered a respiratory disease, one-fourth of the COVID-19 patients also present other symptoms, often related to the gastrointestinal or nervous systems.
Many other cells in the body besides lung alveolar epithelial cells express angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors…

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