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Gabriella Pocsfalvi1, Ramila Mammadova2,3, Ana Paulina Ramos Juarez2,3

  • 1Extracellular Vesicles and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy, gabriella.pocsfalvi@ibbr.cnr.it.

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
|September 21, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) show promise in combating COVID-19. These structures, similar to viruses, are being explored for novel vaccine and treatment strategies against SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords:
COVID-19Extracellular vesiclesPulmonary diseaseSARS-CoV-2

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