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Figure 4

From: A comparative ultrastructural and molecular biological study on Chlamydia psittaci infection in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and non-alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema versus lung tissue of patients with hamartochondroma

Figure 4

Transmission electron microscopy of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema. Chlamydial bodies (arrows) and destruction of the interstitial connective tissue are seen in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Ultrastructure is less well preserved after fixation in formaldehyde.

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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