Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus

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Vero cellTransfectionCoronavirusHEK 293 cellsAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2VirologySyncytiumReceptorBiologyVirusViral entryCell cultureViral replicationMolecular biologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiochemistryMedicineGenetics

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 426
Issue: 6965
Pages: 450-454
Citations: 6204
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                                    Wenhui Li, 
                                
                                    Michael J. Moore, 
                                
                                    Natalya Vasilieva
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus. 
                            Nature
                            , 426
                            (6965)
                            , 450-454.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02145
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature02145