Fig. 2: Effects of sex steroid hormones on SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility. | Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Fig. 2: Effects of sex steroid hormones on SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility.

From: Sex hormones in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility: key players or confounders?

Fig. 2

Effect of testosterone (upper part), progesterone (middle part) and oestradiol (lower part) on virus entry receptors (left), immune responses (middle) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) course (right). ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; TMPRSS2, transmembrane protease serine 2; TH, T helper cell; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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