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. 2020 Oct 1;100(4):1597-1598.
doi: 10.1152/physrev.00019.2020.

Anti-protease Treatments Targeting Plasmin(ogen) and Neutrophil Elastase May Be Beneficial in Fighting COVID-19

Alain R Thierry  1
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Anti-protease Treatments Targeting Plasmin(ogen) and Neutrophil Elastase May Be Beneficial in Fighting COVID-19

Alain R Thierry. Physiol Rev. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID; elastase; neutrophil extracellular traps; plasmin; treatment.

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