Infectious Agents Are Not Necessary for Murine Atherogenesis

Recent work has revealed correlations between bacterial or viral infections and atherosclerotic disease. One particular bacterium, Chlamydia pneumoniae, has been observed at high frequency in human atherosclerotic lesions, prompting the hypothesis that infectious agents may be necessary for the init...

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Main Authors: Wright, Samuel D., Burton, Charlotte, Hernandez, Melba, Hassing, Heide, Montenegro, Judy, Mundt, Steve, Patel, Sushma, Card, Deborah J., Hermanowski-Vosatka, Anne, Bergstrom, James D., Sparrow, Carl P., Detmers, Patricia A., Chao, Yu-Sheng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2000
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193142/