Cytomegalovirus DNA in arterial walls of patients with atherosclerosis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 170-174

  Melnick, Joseph L ^a   Hu, Changzhi ^a   Burek, Joyce ^a   Adam, Ervin ^a   Debakey, Michael E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

immediate early gene; late gene; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTERIES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0028296439     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890420213     Document Type: Article

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