- ►ahajournals.org A Goldin, JA Beckman, AM Schmidt, MA … - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are proteins or lipids that become
glycated after exposure to sugars. AGEs are prevalent in the diabetic
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S Yamagishi, T Imaizumi - Current pharmaceutical design, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract: Diabetic vascular complication is a leading cause of end-stage renal
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S Vasan, P Foiles, H Founds - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2003 - Elsevier Long-lived structural proteins, collagen and elastin, undergo continual
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