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Mineralization of the connective tissue: a complex molecular process leading to age-related loss of function.
Rejuvenation research - 1 Apr 2014
Shindyapina Anastasia V, Mkrtchyan Garik V, Gneteeva Tatiana, Buiucli Sveatoslav, Tancowny B, Kulka M, Aliper Alexander, Zhavoronkov Alexander
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Age-related metastatic mineralization of soft tissues has been considered a passive and spontaneous process. Recent data have demonstrated that calcium salt deposition in soft tissues could be a highly regulated process. Although calcification occurs in any tissue type, vascular calcification has been of particular interest due to association with atherosclerosis, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and osteoporosis....
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