M Ketteler, P Bongartz, R Westenfeld, JE Wildberger, … - The Lancet, 2003 - Elsevier AHSG concentrations in serum were significantly lower in patients on haemodialysis (mean
0·66 g/L [SD 0·28]) than in healthy controls (0·72 [0·19]). Low concentrations of the glycoprotein
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T Rankinen, A Zuberi, YC Chagnon, SJ Weisnagel, G … - Obesity, 2006 - pbrc.edu Abstract RANKINEN, TUOMO, AAMIR ZUBERI, YVON C. CHAGNON, S. JOHN
WEISNAGEL, GEORGE ARGYROPOULOS, BRANDON WALTS, LOUIS PE´RUSSE, AND CLAUDE
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- ►nih.gov C Schäfer, A Heiss, A Schwarz, R … - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig Ectopic calcification is a frequent complication of many degenerative diseases. Here we identify
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- ►physiology.org T Kamba, BYY Tam, H Hashizume, A … - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Physiological Soc Unlike during development, blood vessels in the adult are generally thought not to require VEGF
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- ►oxfordjournals.org AYM Wang, J Woo, CWK Lam, M Wang, IHS … - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2005 - ERA-EDTA Results. Baseline serum fetuin-A concentration was (mean±SD) 0.309±0.068 g/l (normal range
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M Ketteler, C Wanner, T Metzger, P Bongartz, R … - Kidney International, 2003 - nature.com Deficiencies of calcium-regulatory proteins in dialysis patients: A novel concept of cardiovascular
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