Heparin (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Heparin

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But heparin, a blood thinner also available in non-anticoagulant varieties, binds tightly with the surface spike protein on SARS-CoV-2, potentially blocking the infection from happening.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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