Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in CD3+ lymphocytes from healthy blood donors and patients with coronary artery disease

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 19 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 2341-2346

  Kaul, R ^a   Uphoff, J ^a   Wiedeman, J ^a   Yadlapalli, S ^a   Wenman, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cells; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Lymphocytes; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD DONOR; CELL DEATH; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034619572     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.19.2341     Document Type: Article

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