COVID-19: a closer look at the pathology in two autopsied cases. Is the pericyte at the center of the pathological process in COVID-19?
Hubert Daisley Jr; Arlene Rampersad; Martina Daisley; Amit Ramdin; Oneka Acco; Farhaana Narinesingh; Ornella Humphrey
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Submitted date:
10/18/2020
Accepted date:
02/09/2021
Publication date:
05/06/2021