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Comment
. 2020 Oct:80:72-73.
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.08.014. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Reissuing the sigma receptors for SARS-CoV-2

Umit Haluk Yesilkaya  1 , Yasin Hasan Balcioglu  2 , Serhat Sahin  1
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Reissuing the sigma receptors for SARS-CoV-2

Umit Haluk Yesilkaya et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

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    Receptor binding is a major determinant of tissue tropism for SARS-CoV-2.

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    Neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2 associated with a broad range of receptors in the central nervous system (CNS).

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    Sigma receptors may be involved in the neuronal transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: Antiviral agents; Brain; COVID-19; Coronavirus pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; Sigma receptors.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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