Increased fetuin-A levels following treatment with a vitamin D analog

Kidney International

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1187-

  Manenti, Lucio ^a   Vaglio, Augusto ^a   Pasquali, Sonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; FETUIN A; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARICALCITOL; PHOSPHORUS; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78349299363     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.357     Document Type: Letter

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