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• Elevated ACE2 expression in the olfactory neuroepithelium: implications for anosmia and upper respiratory SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Airborne Transmission, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Droplet Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Research
  Creator: Mengfei Chen, Wenjuan Shen, Nicholas R. Rowan, Heather Kulaga, Alexander Hillel, Murugappan Ramanathan Jr, and Andrew P. Lane.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-08-18
  Description: ACE2 protein is expressed at high levels in the human olfactory epithelium relative to upper airway epithelial cells. This may explain COVID-19-associated olfactory dysfunction, while suggesting a SARS-CoV-2 reservoir site and potential intranasal…