Animal models for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 140, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Saikku, P ^a   Laitinen, K ^a   Leinonen, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal models; Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Plaque; Respiratory and cardiovascular infections

Indexed keywords

AORTA WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HAPLORHINI; MICE; RABBITS;

EID: 0031729314     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00115-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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