Fabricant C G
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Microbiol Sci. 1986 Feb;3(2):50-2.
Herpesvirus infections may lead to atherosclerosis by altering arterial cell lipid metabolism. In a pathogen-free animal model, the virus-induced arterial disease closely resembled human atherosclerosis. These and other experimental findings may eventually lead to the control of human cardiovascular disease.