Coronavirus Infection and Cholesterol Metabolism

    April 2022 in “ Frontiers in Immunology ”
    Jun Dai, Huan Wang, Ying Liao … Chan Ding
    Studysummary This review examines the role of cholesterol metabolism in coronavirus infections, discussing its potential as a target for antiviral strategies and a marker for monitoring infection status, but presents no new results.
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