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Latest findings in phosphate homeostasis.
Kidney international - 1 May 2009
Prié Dominique, Ureña Torres Pablo, Friedlander Gérard
Abstract excerpt
The kidney is a key player in phosphate balance. Inappropriate renal phosphate transport may alter serum phosphate concentration and bone mineralization, and increase the risk of renal lithiasis or soft tissue calcifications. The recent identification of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) as a hormone regulating phosphate and calcitriol metabolism and of klotho has changed the understanding of phosphate...
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