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. 2021 May:94:476-477.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.024. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

The role of gut-brain axis in SARA-CoV-2 neuroinvasion: Culprit or innocent bystander?

Yan Shi  1 , Zhenyu Li  1 , Chun Yang  2 , Cunming Liu  3
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The role of gut-brain axis in SARA-CoV-2 neuroinvasion: Culprit or innocent bystander?

Yan Shi et al. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 May.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Gut-brain axis; Neuroinvasion; SARA-CoV-2.

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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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The role and mechanism of gut-brain axis in neurological damage caused by SARS-CoV-2. ACE2: angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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