Rapid generation of ACE2 humanized inbred mouse model for COVID-19 with tetraploid complementation.
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SUBMITTER: Liu FL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717373 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
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Rapid generation of ACE2 humanized inbred mouse model for COVID-19 with tetraploid complementation.
Liu Feng-Liang FL Wu Kaixin K Sun Jiaoyang J Duan Zilei Z Quan Xiongzhi X Kuang Junqi J Chu Shilong S Pang Wei W Gao Han H Xu Ling L Li Ying-Chang YC Zhang Hai-Lin HL Wang Xue-Hui XH Luo Rong-Hua RH Feng Xiao-Li XL Schöler Hans R HR Chen Xinwen X Pei Duanqing D Wu Guangming G Zheng Yong-Tang YT Chen Jiekai J
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