Title:
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Published:
University of Groningen, 23 April 2020
From the article:
"Two specific cell types in the nose have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells. The identification of these cells by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University Medical Centre Groningen, University Cote d’Azur and CNRS, Nice and their collaborators, as part of the Human Cell Atlas Lung Biological Network, could help explain the high transmission rate of COVID-19."
To read this article:
https://www.rug.nl/news/2020/04/specifieke-cellen-in-neus-geidentificeerd-als-waarschijnlijke-toegangspoort-voor-covid-19-virus