SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue in a fat depot- and viral lineage-dependent manner
Visceral adiposity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19, and infection of adipose tissue by SARS-CoV-2 has been reported. Here the authors confirm that human adipose tissue is a possible site for SARS-CoV-2 infection, but the degree of adipose tissue infection and the way adipocytes respond to the v...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33218-8 |