Chlamydiae and atherosclerosis: Can psittacine cases support the link?

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Schenker, Olivier A ^a   Hoop, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia; Immunohistochemistry; PCR; Pet bird

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACIFORMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

AVES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 33947609421     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2007)051[0008:CAACPC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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