A novel role for the mineralocorticoid receptor in glucocorticoid driven vascular calcification
Vascular calcification, which is common in the elderly and in patients with atherosclerosis, diabetes and chronic renal disease, increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is a complex, active and highly regulated cellular process that resembles physiological bone formation. It...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111541/ |