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. 2020 Jul;39(7):2099-2100.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05145-w. Epub 2020 May 9.

Reply to Rheumatologists' perspective on coronavirus disease 19: is heparin the dark horse for COVID-19?

Sakir Ahmed  1 , Prajna Anirvan  2
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Reply to Rheumatologists' perspective on coronavirus disease 19: is heparin the dark horse for COVID-19?

Sakir Ahmed et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Jul.
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Potential mechanisms of action of heparin in COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
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