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. 2020;144(7):341-342.
doi: 10.1159/000508430. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

COVID-19 Attacks the Kidney: Ultrastructural Evidence for the Presence of Virus in the Glomerular Epithelium

Mauro Abbate  1 , Daniela Rottoli  2 , Andrea Gianatti  3
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COVID-19 Attacks the Kidney: Ultrastructural Evidence for the Presence of Virus in the Glomerular Epithelium

Mauro Abbate et al. Nephron. 2020.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Transmission electron microscopy image of a foot process of podocyte, anchored to the glomerular basement membrane visible on top, and 2 adjacent portions of foot processes. Morphology of coronavirus with recognizable spikes, enlarged in the inset, and other particles are indicative for the presence of SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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