Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients in 11 European countries 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.
from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200510193241.htm
No comments:
Post a Comment