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. 2021 Jan;93(1):78-79.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26136. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

A missing link between SARS-CoV-2 and the eye?: ACE2 expression on the ocular surface

Rafael S Grajewski  1 , Alexander C Rokohl  1 , Martina Becker  1 , Felix Dewald  2 , Clara Lehmann  3 , Gerd Fätkenheuer  3 , Claus Cursiefen  1 , Florian Klein  2 , Ludwig M Heindl  1   4
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A missing link between SARS-CoV-2 and the eye?: ACE2 expression on the ocular surface

Rafael S Grajewski et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Jan.
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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE2) is expressed in healthy human conjunctiva
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