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Matrix Gla Protein is Involved in Crystal Formation in Kidney of Hyperoxaluric Rats

Xiuli Lu, Bing Gao, Takahiro Yasui, Yang Li, Ting Liu, Xu Mao, Masahito Hirose, Yuhong Wu, Daojun Yu, Qiwen Zhu,

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research · 2013 · 26 citations · 20 references

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Our results suggested that the MGP was involved in crystals formation by the continuous expression, distributing it polarly in the renal tubular cells and binding directly to the crystals.

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Spontaneous calcification of arteries and cartilage in mice lacking matrix GLA protein

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Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Undergo Vesicle-Mediated Calcification in Response to Changes in Extracellular Calcium and Phosphate Concentrations

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Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Serum Vitamin D Metabolites in Normal Subjects and Osteoporotic Patients

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Randall’s plaque of patients with nephrolithiasis begins in basement membranes of thin loops of Henle

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Warfarin Causes Rapid Calcification of the Elastic Lamellae in Rat Arteries and Heart Valves

Paul A. Price, Samuel A. Faus, Matthew K. Williamson · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 1998 · 527 citations

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