In vitro degradation of aortic elastin by chlamydia pneumoniae

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 443-447

  Petersen, E ^a   Boman, J ^a   Wagberg F ^a   Bergstrom S ^a   Angquist K A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Aorta; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Elastin degradation

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALCULATION; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0035179584     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1489     Document Type: Article

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