Vascular calcification - A passive process in need of inhibitors

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1272-1274

  Schinke, Thorsten ^a   Karsenty, Gerard ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries; Calcification; Extracellular matrix; Matrix GLA protein; Osteoprotegerin

Indexed keywords

OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPROTEGERIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BONE MINERALIZATION; EDITORIAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033832784     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/15.9.1272     Document Type: Editorial

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