Expression of gremlin, a bone morphogenetic protein antagonist,is associated with vascular calcification in uraemia

Background. Vascular calcification has been widely recognized as a significant contributor to cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease. Recent evidence suggests that BMP-7 decreases the vascular calcification observed in uraemic rats, while BMP-2 could also be participating in thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2009-04, Vol.24 (4), p.1121-1129
Hauptverfasser: Jara, Aquiles, Chacón, Cecilia, Burgos, María Eugenia, Droguett, Alejandra, Valdivieso, Andrés, Ortiz, Mireya, Troncoso, Pablo, Mezzano, Sergio
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