Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of brain cells: An in vitro study

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 524-532

  Boelen, Ellen ^a,b   Steinbusch, Harry W M ^b   van der Ven, André J A M ^c   Grauls, Gert ^a   Bruggeman, Cathrien A ^a   Stassen, Frank R M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain cells; Cell death; Chlamydia pneumoniae; In vitro; Infection; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INFECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROGLIA; NECROSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847149377     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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