Female sex hormone, progesterone, ameliorates the severity of SARS-CoV-2-caused pneumonia in the Syrian hamster model
Lunzhi Yuan, Huachen Zhu, Kun Wu, Ming Zhou, Jian Ma, Rirong Chen, Qiyi Tang, Tong Cheng, Yi Guan, Ningshao Xia
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HamsterCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicinePneumoniaHormoneSex hormone-binding globulin2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMesocricetusInternal medicinePhysiologyVirologyImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakAndrogenCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionStress Responses and CortisolCOVID-19 and Mental Health