A preliminary investigation into light-modulated replication of nanobacteria and heart disease

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-235

  Sommer, Andrei P ^a   Oron, Uri ^b   Pretorius, Anne Marié ^c   McKay, David S ^d   Ciftcioglu, Neva ^e   Mester, Adam R ^f   Kajander, E Olavi ^g   Whelan, Harry T ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^h MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARDIOLOGY; CELLS; DISEASE CONTROL; IRRADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS;

NANOBACTERIA;

MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM COLONY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; LIGHT; MITOCHONDRION; NANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0041353969     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454703768247819     Document Type: Article

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