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Review
. 2021 Feb 22:12:607306.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.607306. eCollection 2021.

Glycocalyx as Possible Limiting Factor in COVID-19

Patricia P Wadowski  1 , Bernd Jilma  2 , Christoph W Kopp  1 , Sebastian Ertl  1   2 , Thomas Gremmel  1   3 , Renate Koppensteiner  1
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Glycocalyx as Possible Limiting Factor in COVID-19

Patricia P Wadowski et al. Front Immunol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; complement; glycocalyx; heparan sulfate.

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