Brain, behavior, and immunity
Subacute loss of olfactory neurons following SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters.
Clara Bourgon, Laetitia Merle-Nguyen, Juliette Jacquelin, Isis Leguay, Luc Jouneau, Bernard Klonjkowski, Sophie Le Poder, Nicolas Meunier
Published: 202610.1016/j.bbi.2026.106274
Abstract
The loss of smell has been a hallmark of the COVID-19 pandemic. Odorant detection relies on neurons present in the olfactory epithelium supported by sustentacular cells. The latter are massively infected by SARS-CoV-2 along with infiltration of innat…
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