Advanced Biomedical Research

Can infection of COVID-19 virus exacerbate Alzheimer's symptoms? Hypothetic possible role of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2/Mas/brain-derived neurotrophic factor axis and Tau hyper-phosphorylation

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Authors

1 Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2020, August
August 2020
Pages 1-2