Gla-rich protein, a new player in tissue calcification?

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-181

  Leonor Cancela, M ^a   Conceição, Natércia ^a   Laizé, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; MATRIX GLA PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CALCINOSIS; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

1-CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS;

EID: 84861321582     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.001685     Document Type: Review

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