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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2005-07, Vol.436 (7047), p.112-116

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Drug hope for SARS
The SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic of 2003 caused almost 800 deaths, many of them due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a complication. There are no effective drugs available for treating ARDS, but new work in mice suggests that ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) might be an option. ACE2 c...

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7094998

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7094998

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature03712

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