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. 2020 May 1;318(5):L1025-L1026.
doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00119.2020. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

COVID-19: is the ACE2 just a foe?

Hrvoje Jakovac  1
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COVID-19: is the ACE2 just a foe?

Hrvoje Jakovac. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. .
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