Association of osteopontin with calcification in human mitral valves

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Canver, C C ^b   Gregory, R D ^b   Cooler, S D ^b   Voytovich, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Immunohistochemistry; Mitral stenosis; Sialoglycoproteins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; OSTEOPONTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OSTEOPONTIN; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGNOSIS; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 0034046269     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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