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