All Salmo Azambuja de Oliveira (student in the Structural and Functional Biology Program (BEF) at the Federal University of São Paulo) articles
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NewsHijacking Leydig cells: how COVID-19 lowers testosterone
Brazilian researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 targets testosterone-producing cells in the testicles, hijacking cholesterol and lipid metabolism in order to replicate. The findings could lead to new therapies for treating the disease based on drugs that disrupt lipid metabolism.