Experimental Model of Subclinical Vitamin K Deficiency

Introduction: Vitamin K (VK) is a co-factor in the post-translational gamma glutamic carboxylation of Gla-proteins. VK-dependent coagulation factors are carboxylated in the liver by VK1. Osteocalcin and Matrix-Gla protein (MGP) are carboxylated in extrahepatic tissues by VK2. A model of VK deficienc...

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Main Authors: Silvia Gancheva, Martina Kitanova, Peter Ghenev, Maria Zhelyazkova-Savova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-06-01
Series:Folia Medica
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Online Access:https://foliamedica.bg/article/47510/download/pdf/