SARS-CoV-2 entry factors are highly expressed in nasal epithelial cells together with innate immune genes

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 5
Pages: 681-687
Citations: 2662
Access: Closed

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                                    Waradon Sungnak, 
                                
                                    Ni Huang, 
                                
                                    Christophe Bécavin
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            SARS-CoV-2 entry factors are highly expressed in nasal epithelial cells together with innate immune genes. 
                            Nature Medicine
                            , 26
                            (5)
                            , 681-687.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0868-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0868-6