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Uraemic hyperparathyroidism causes a reversible inflammatory process of aortic valve calcification in rats
AIMS: Renal failure is associated with aortic valve calcification (AVC). Our aim was to develop an animal model for exploring the pathophysiology and reversibility of AVC, utilizing rats with diet-induced kidney disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sprague–Dawley rats (n = 23) were fed a phosphate-enriched...
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Oxford University Press
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2492726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18390899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvn088 |