Morphometrical quantification of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in human atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysms;Quantificação morfométrica de Chlamydia pneumoniae e Mycoplasma pneumoniae em aneurismas de aorta abdominal humana

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-331

  Pires, Lucas José Tachotti ^b   Gutierrez, Paulo Sampaio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aorta, pathology; Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Atherosclerosis; Autopsy; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649097352     PISSN: 01027638     EISSN: 16789741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382007000300009     Document Type: Article

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