Correlation of plasma osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of the nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) levels with clinical risk factors in patients with advanced carotid atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is considered to be a crucial regulatory mediator of bone metabolism by acting as a decoy receptor of the receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL). OPG and RANKL have further become the subject of intense interest for their potential role in cardiovasc...

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Autores principales: Giaginis, Constantinos, Papadopouli, Aikaterini, Zira, Athina, Katsargyris, Athanasios, Klonaris, Christos, Theocharis, Stamatios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2012
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23018352
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.883485

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