Title:
Men's blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells
By:
European Society of Cardiology
Published:
Medical Xpress, 11 May 2020
From the article:
"Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women. Since ACE2 enables the coronavirus to infect healthy cells, this may help to explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women."
To read this article:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-men-blood-greater-enzyme-covid-.html