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Localized SARS-CoV-2 Infection Triggers a Tissue-Wide Antiviral Response and Functional Impairment of Olfactory Sensory Neurons
Jiaying Liu, Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar, Hongwei Liu…·Qizhi Gong
This study investigates how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects olfactory sensory neurons in mice, showing localized infection triggers a tissue-wide antiviral response and functional impairment without neuronal loss.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.19.752823