Pathophysiological relationship between COVID-19 and olfactory dysfunction: A systematic review

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 is the pathogen of COVID-19. The virus is composed of the spike, membrane and envelope. On physiological smell, odoriferous substances bind to proteins secreted by sustentacular cells in order to be processed by olfactory receptor neurons. Olfactory disorder is one of the ma...

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Main Authors: Mateus Henrique de Las Casas Lima, Ana Luiza Brusiquesi Cavalcante, Sydney Correia Leão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869421000732