Detection of osteopontin in calcified human aortic valves

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 547-552

  Mohler III, Emile R ^a   Adam, Leonard P ^b   McClelland, Pam ^b   Graham, Lori ^b   Hathaway, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

arotic stenosis; calcification; osteopontin; valve

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; OSTEOPONTIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0030944507     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.3.547     Document Type: Article

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