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The SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein alters human cardiac pericyte function and interaction with endothelial cells through a non-infective mechanism involving activation of CD147 receptor signalling

Topic: Microcirculation, Angiogenesis, Arteriogenesis

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Doctor Elisa Avolio

University of Bristol, Bristol (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
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ESC Congress 2021 - The Digital Experience

27 August - 30 August 2021

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