Intact or N-MID osteocalcin assays for assessment of bone formation in hemodialysis patients?
Background: Osteocalcin (OC) is a non-collagen bone matrix protein that is used as a noninvasive marker of bone formation. It is present in the circulation as an intact molecule and as fragments. The two known methods for OC determination in serum samples differ in the detection antibodies for an in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/133 |