Coronavirus may damage testicles without entering cells, study finds

The new coronavirus could cause damage to the testicles without actually infecting them, according to a joint study by researchers from China and the United States.They found that the virus could enlarge and attack the cells that produce sperm, possibly by binding to an enzyme on the cell surface.But the researchers said there were almost no viral genes found in the semen and testicular tissue of patient samples, suggesting it was not a sexually transmitted infection.“Sperm donation or an…

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