Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the SARS-CoV-2 cellular receptor, is widely expressed in human myometrium and uterine leiomyoma - Concepedia

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the SARS-CoV-2 cellular receptor, is widely expressed in human myometrium and uterine leiomyoma

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2020

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Alexon M Racilan, Wiviane A. Assis, Maíra Casalechi, Ananda Spagnolo-Souza, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal-Xavier, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Helen L. Del Puerto, Fernando M. Reis

Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders

Abstract

Human myometrium and uterine leiomyoma express ACE2 mRNA and have abundant distribution of ACE2 protein in their smooth muscle cells and microvasculature.

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