Vitamin K Dependent Proteins and the Role of Vitamin K2 in the Modulation of Vascular Calcification: A Review

Vascular calcification, a cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, is an actively regulated process involving vitamin K dependent proteins (VKDPs) among others. Vitamin K is an essential micronutrient, present in plants and animal fermented products that plays an important role as a cofactor...

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Main Authors: Margueritta S. El Asmar, Joseph J. Naoum, Elias J. Arbid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2014-05-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=517&type=fultext