Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis: Links to the disease process

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages

  Byrne, G I ^a   Kalayoglu, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPID STORAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

EID: 0032744423     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70282-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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