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. 2020 Oct;92(10):1743-1744.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25826. Epub 2020 Apr 8.

An alteration of the dopamine synthetic pathway is possibly involved in the pathophysiology of COVID-19

Serge Nataf  1   2   3
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An alteration of the dopamine synthetic pathway is possibly involved in the pathophysiology of COVID-19

Serge Nataf. J Med Virol. 2020 Oct.
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