No detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in normal and atherosclerotic femoral arteries by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - An autopsy study;Kein nachweis von Chlamydia pneumoniae in normalen und atherosklerotischen femoralarterien mittels polymerase-kettenreaktion (PCR) - Eine autoptische studie

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Wessely, Simone ^a   Mall, G ^a  

^a KLINIKUM DARMSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; PCR

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GERMANY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0037355321     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-003-0905-8     Document Type: Article

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