The Intriguing Connection between Cholestasis and the Renin-Angiotensin System Dysregulation Induced by SARS-CoV-2 and/or the Vaccinal Spike Protein


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Ziad Fajloun

epartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University

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Ziad Khattar

Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand

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Jean-Marc Sabatier

INP, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, INP, Inst Neurophysiopathol

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